
rocket modeling 2025 | Rocketry Forum - Model Rocketry Forums
May 15, 2025 · Hi, I'm new to this section, so I apologize in advance :-) I'm primarily an intermediate aircraft modeler (I have a workshop, I know glues and materials, I'm familiar with …
Current Best onboard Rocket Video Camera | Rocketry Forum
Jun 13, 2024 · As of the start of 2025, what is the best (or near best) onboard video camera to house with a 2. 1" / 54mm rocket that is - 1. Not necessarily the cheapest 2. Gets good - but …
ANNOUNCEMENT: OpenRocket 24.12 beta 1 is now available for …
Jul 14, 2015 · The OpenRocket team is pleased to release the first public beta for OpenRocket 24.12. Standard caveats for beta releases apply: we have no known outstanding bugs, but …
Nose cone shapes. What are the pros and cons? - Rocketry Forum
May 16, 2006 · In regards to drag, rounded nose cones (i.e. with an elliptical or paraboloidal profile) offer the lowest drag at subsonic speeds, while pointed (conical, or ogive) nose cones …
Moveable fins or canards for active stabilization?
Jun 2, 2022 · Besides, it is more efficient to persuade the rocket to go roughly straight than to brute force bash it straight. Retained energy is a lot higher being gentle with the maneuvers. …
Caliber and stability | Rocketry Forum - Model Rocketry Forums
Sep 19, 2022 · So if my rocket has a 2.35 caliber, which according to OR basic rocket design documentation is over stable, does this mean 0.02 inches from CG to CP? " Ensure at least …
Download OpenRocket designs - Rocketry Forum
Aug 8, 2022 · I am new to rocket software, and mid power rockets I want to try OpenRocket and was thinking that some must have made a lot of designs. Is there a place (Website) where …
Types of Misaligned Fins and Their Effects? - Rocketry Forum
Jan 18, 2016 · I run an after-school rocket club for elementary students at my school. I have seen fins misaligned in every conceivable way, and for the most part it makes little to no difference …
Help with Servos for Rocketry Applications
Nov 25, 2018 · I don't have previous experience using small servos. I'm learning and gaining an appreciation of what they can do. I have two major applications. The first is small control …
Excellent, Safe Launch Sites in Wisconsin...? - Rocketry Forum
Jul 1, 2010 · Hello all, relative newcomer to model rocketry here (just finished my first rocket this week.) Us Wisconsinites are a bit spoiled; our state contains the Richard Bong State …