RocketEnthusiast101
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Hi. I see everyone painting their rockets. Is it part of NAR necessity or well why not.
alirght lol. Thanks for the reply. Asked it cause i wanna save time.Painting your rockets is not "part of NAR necessity". It is optional and a personal preference either way. I find that rockets painted in garish bright colors are easier to track in the sky and locate on the ground. That said I have never flown naked but I don't look down on those that do (too much, anyway) .
so the paint reduces drag on the rocket? This is interesting. I thought that it would increase drag on the rocket.It depends on what your goals are.
If you're just having fun and you enjoy flying and not so much building, then painting is not necessary.
If you're trying to make a rocket that looks really good, or matches an actual rocket, then yet it's probably necessary.
If you're going for maximum altitude then it's absolutely necessary because a finished rocket will have less drag than an unfinished rocket and will fly higher.
There are other reasons to finish or to not finish, but ultimately it's up to you and what you want to achieve. It's not a requirement.
Depends on how good of a finish you get.so the paint reduces drag on the rocket? This is interesting. I thought that it would increase drag on the rocket.
alright. Thanks a lot for this interesting info. I will do more research into it.Depends on how good of a finish you get.
Certainly, most paint surfaces would have less drag than most bare wood surfaces, but plastic and glassine body tubes probably won't benefit too much if at all.
That really depends on what materials your rocket is made of.so the paint reduces drag on the rocket? This is interesting. I thought that it would increase drag on the rocket.
Glossy paint is generally smoother than naked paper and wood, and smooth has less air resistance.so the paint reduces drag on the rocket? This is interesting. I thought that it would increase drag on the rocket.
@Woody's Workshop how much would you expect an auto shop to charge if I asked them to paint a 4"/10' fiberglass rocket with whatever leftover paint they have (it hasn't been primered yet)?
And only after that did chunks of insulation start falling off of it during launches. If it had still been painted the Columbia would probably not have been damaged and destroyed.The reason they stopped painting the space shuttle external tank was to save weight.
And only after that did chunks of insulation start falling off of it during launches. If it had still been painted the Columbia would probably not have been damaged and destroyed.
Current TARC rules apply a penalty if the rocket is unpainted at all.
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