Chuck Rudy
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With large fins succumbing to weathercock (which is not a terrible thing when the parachute comes out and the rocket drifts back and and lands near where it took off) my question is.......If a skeletal fins are made which do it's job in vertical flight but are almost immune to weather cocking is this a feasible solution to an age old problem? My guess is that at high speed in vertical flight the outline is the deterimining factor concerning straight line stability, but horizontal winds would have less affect.
Am I out to lunch on this one?
Chuck
Am I out to lunch on this one?
Chuck