Side Pod Simulations

[teflonrocketry1]

Have you seen my latest article on the "Simulation of Side Pods Using RockSim Version 7" in Issue 119 of the Apogee Peak of Flight Newsletter at the Apogee Rockets web site?

https://www.apogeerockets.com/education/downloads/Newsletter119.pdf

What do you think? Is this too much math and geometry? Do you find these program bending techniques useful?

Bruce S. Levison, NAR #69055

 

[cls]

hey Bruce, I have been stewing for a few days about how to make a rocksim file for the Estes Renegade... this article is just what I needed!


I know you say at the end of the article "this simulation work
is only a theoretical approximation" yadda yadda yadda... but how close is it really?

 

[illini]

Great Stuff! Have only skimmed it so far, but it looks to be exactly what I've been needing for a few designs I've been messing with. Planning to go through it in detail this weekend.

Definitely not too much math, geometry, or program bending. I like!

 

[illini]

Teflon,

Finally worked through this today and used it to fix a design I've been working on. Keep 'em coming...your articles are a big help!

 

[Justy]

I had a project for which I was going to use the side-pod technique, but the project evolved into a giant in-airframe cluster before I got around to working through the article.

One of these days I'll sim something particularly snazzy with side pod boosters, like an Ariane V or Astrobee 1500, and I'll use it basically as an excuse to learn more about RockSim.