rocketsonly
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Hey. I'm currently working on a science fair project at my school dealing with how fin shapes effect the rocket's stability/height. Everything is going to be controlled as close as possible (stability calibers, temperature, wind speed, etc.). So I just finished calculating all my fin shapes which are regular geometric shapes (semi cirle, equilaterial triangle, square, semi hexagon). Here are the fin root chords for each type:
semi circle - 6.88 cm
equilateral trangle - 4.066
square - 3.0152
semi hexagon - 7.848
I can give the other lengths if you all want any. But why do these chord length vary by so much?! They all have the same exact (actually, with in .001 cm) CP distance from nose cone!
Thanks,
Matthew
semi circle - 6.88 cm
equilateral trangle - 4.066
square - 3.0152
semi hexagon - 7.848
I can give the other lengths if you all want any. But why do these chord length vary by so much?! They all have the same exact (actually, with in .001 cm) CP distance from nose cone!
Thanks,
Matthew