Up In The Air

[stickmaker]

Ares-1 liftoff:

http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=29513

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I still think it has a too-high fineness ratio.

Comments

[purpleranger.livejournal.com]

And what is a fineness ratio? Elaborate, please.

[stickmaker.livejournal.com]

Ratio of length to width. Classic rocketry recommends it be in the range of 5:1 to 10:1.

[purpleranger.livejournal.com]

Just a suggestion, but further elaboration could make for a good article on Rocket Science 101.

[stickmaker.livejournal.com]

Already done:

http://www.dcr.net/~stickmak/JOHT/joht13rocketprop.htm

and other articles on the parent page.

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