Tau Zero
04-26-2010, 10:52 PM
Several years ago, I made the observation that I wouldn't bother buying RockSim until it could support weird asymmetrical designs. Version 7 allowed me to implement the Estes Wolverine, but it wasn't until RockSim 9 that I could effectively model *this* very cool design:
Centuri Scram-Jet from JimZ:
http://www.spacemodeling.org/JimZ/kf-4.htm
I was dismayed to see how high the deployment velocities were on most of these standard motors. The only "safe" motors seem to be Quest A6-4 and C6-5, and Estes C6-5 (18mm), along with Estes A3-4T (13mm).
The "pseudo-fin" technique is borrowed from Bruce S. "teflonrocketry1" Levison's RockSim 7 take on the Centuri Groove Tube's tube fins.
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Centuri Scram-Jet from JimZ:
http://www.spacemodeling.org/JimZ/kf-4.htm
I was dismayed to see how high the deployment velocities were on most of these standard motors. The only "safe" motors seem to be Quest A6-4 and C6-5, and Estes C6-5 (18mm), along with Estes A3-4T (13mm).
The "pseudo-fin" technique is borrowed from Bruce S. "teflonrocketry1" Levison's RockSim 7 take on the Centuri Groove Tube's tube fins.
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