Les
01-13-2013, 06:37 PM
I am trying to build a rocket that will be conical based on a plastic piggy bank.
I went to the Apogee site and in their newsletter 162 found a method on simulating a pyramid style rocket by creating a massless transition at the rear. I tried this and it states the rocket is over-stable, but when I simulated a launch it flips around and crashes. Can someone let me know what I am doing wrong?
I attached the RockSim file. It is not 100% complete (like I have some centering rings missing), but it should have been good enough for the simulation.
Thanks
Les
I went to the Apogee site and in their newsletter 162 found a method on simulating a pyramid style rocket by creating a massless transition at the rear. I tried this and it states the rocket is over-stable, but when I simulated a launch it flips around and crashes. Can someone let me know what I am doing wrong?
I attached the RockSim file. It is not 100% complete (like I have some centering rings missing), but it should have been good enough for the simulation.
Thanks
Les