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Rocket Simulation Programs On this page, you'll find links to other sites that have information about software programs that are useful for model rocketry. http://www.ma.man.ac.uk/~jchuhta/rocket.html Physics behind rocket simulation programs (high school level) http://fly.hiwaay.net/~bday/hara/bp.htm Ejection Charge Calculator to determine how much black powder is needed in large diameter rockets for sucessful deployment of the parachute. Motor Definer Program for RockSim A program to create thrust curves for clustered motors, or for delayed staging. (Freeware) Article in three parts in this newsletter will give you the theory and application of how rocket simulation programs work. Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 http://www.cox1.net/software.htm software that converts the VCP image to VRML, so you can view it in 3-D. You'll need a VRML reader program too. Before you go through the process, check out the features in the next version of RockSim. http://members.aol.com/BULLPUPP/PROGRAMS.htmlprogram for calculating and printing shroud patterns. RockSim - Apogee Components' design and simulation software for Windows 95 and higher. Free demo version available for download. This software also comes with EngEdit, a program for creating ".eng" thrust curve motor files. Teachers: Click Here to find out the benefits of using RockSim in your classroom, and 30 topics that can be taught using this awesome tool. http://www.42nd-dimension.com/Rocketry/postscript.html Contains a couple of programs for Windows. Transition Template -- TRANSITION.PS will draw templates to create transition cones from one diameter to another. Sizes can be specified in inches, millimeters, or even part numbers such as BT20. Mitered Tube / Fin Alignment Template -- WRAP.PS will draw templates designed to be temporarily wrapped around body tubes for marking purposes. You can specify a number of fins and the wrap will contains evenly distributed marks similar to the Estes guides. http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/rocketweb/resource/programs/archives.htm Site that contains more rocketry software you can download. http://aero.stanford.edu/WingCalc.html
This Java application computes the lift and Cl distribution over a
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