I've built a couple rockets with others, but never the rivets. Now that I'm building a rocket on my own, I realize I don't know how to choose a number of rivets. It seems to me that 3 or 4 rivets is a common number, but I don't know if the right number varies between rockets. Thinking logically, more rivets prevent the body tube from slipping on the transition, while increasing drag. Does the right number of rivets depend on the individual characteristics of a rocket, or is 3 or 4 a good rule of thumb for all rockets?
The rocket is a 66 and 56 mm tube with a F-class motor w/o shear pins.
The rocket is a 66 and 56 mm tube with a F-class motor w/o shear pins.
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