etsakimoto
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I picked up a couple of parts from a free parts bin at my local launch, and want to build a ring tail rocket with them. My current plan has a 4 inch body tube and a 5 inch ring tail that is 1 inch long. However, I am dubious of RockSim's accuracy on the matter. Adding a ring tail to the rocket makes it stable with zero nose weight (which seems iffy, given how short the rocket is), and perhaps more worrying is that the ring tail takes ~4000 feet off of the flight simulation altitude. I know ring tails are draggy, but this seems excessive.
So, would this rocket be stable, or is RockSim just being weird?
Rocket details:
4 inch tube, 45cm long
38mm motor mount
Thank you
So, would this rocket be stable, or is RockSim just being weird?
Rocket details:
4 inch tube, 45cm long
38mm motor mount
Thank you