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== 3 Pages == Page entries that are not links need to be created === 3.1 Rocket Physics === * Notable equations ** Barrowman equations ** Trajectory equations ** Ejection charge equations ** Fin flutter equations ** Thrust Equations ** Lift and Drag force equations * Notable Phenomena ** Static Stability ** Dynamic Stability ** Drag ** Lift ** Fin Flutter Velocity ** Fin Divergence Velocity ** Flow separation * Notable Terms ** Center of Pressure ** Center of Gravity ** Max Q ** Specific Impulse * Trajectory Phases / Steps ** Ignition / Liftoff ** Burn / Acceleration phase ** Ascent ** Burnout / MECO ** Coast Phase ** Apogee / Parachute Ejection ** Descent ** Parachute Deployment ** Touchdown === 3.2 Model Rocket Components === * Nose Cone * Avionics Bay * Sustainer * Booster * Fin Can * Fins ** Parameters *** Tip chord *** Root chord *** Semi span / span *** Cant *** Sweep Angle *** Sweep Length ** Types *** Trapezoidal *** Rectangular *** Triangular === 3.3 Propulsion === * Propellants ** [[APCP]] ** Rocket Candy * Propulsion Types ** [[RCS]] ** Solid Rocket Motor ** Hybrid Rocket Motor ** Liquid Rocket Motor ** Electric Propulsion ** Nuclear Propulsion * Famous Engines ** RS-25 ** SpaceX Merlin ** SpaceX Raptor ** RL10 ** NERVA === 3.4 Suppliers === * Motor Manufacturers ** Solid Motor Manufacturers *** [[Aerotech]] *** [[Cesaroni Technology Incorporated]] *** [[Loki Research]] *** Estes *** Klima *** Quest (AeroTech?) *** Southern Cross Rocketry ** Hybrid Motor Manufacturers *** Contrail *** Hypertek ** Defunct Motor Manufacturers *** Animal Motor Works *** Ellis Mountain Rocket Works *** Kosdon *** Gorilla *** Rattworks *** Ravenna Rocket Research *** FSI *** Rocketflite *** Centuri *** Advanced Propulsion Systems *** Syner-Jet *** Enerjet *** North Coast Rocketry *** Vulcan Systems Inc *** Crown Rocket Technology *** Reaction Labs *** Canaroc *** Cox *** Propulsion Industries *** Visijet *** Skyripper *** Dynamic Propulsion Systems *General Model Rocketry Suppliers (Note: many also sell motors) ** Aerocon Systems ** Apogee Components ** Wildman Rocketry === 3.5 People === * Hobby Rocketeers ** Richard Nakka ** John Coker * Notable Scientists ** Dr. Werner von Braun ** Dr. Jean Potvin * Content Creators ** John Coker ** Joe Barnard (BPS) * Engineers ** John Cipolla (FinSim) === 3.6 Rocket Building Materials === * [[Composite materials]] * Fiberglass * Carbon Fiber * Cardboard * Epoxy === 3.7 Notable Model Rocketry Launch Events === * Large Dangerous Rocket Ships (LDRS) === 3.8 Student Rocketry Competitions === * Collegiate ** Intercollegiate Rocket Engineering Competition (IREC) Spaceport America Cup (SAC) ** Argonia Cup * Non-Collegiate ** NASA Student Launch Challenge === 3.9 Notable Historical Events === * Model Rocketry Historical Events ** Launch Records * Government Rocketry Historical Events * Commercial Rocketry Historical Events === 3.10 Notable Rockets === * Commercial Rocket Companies ** SpaceX *** Falcon 1 *** Falcon 9 *** Starship * Government Space Agencies ** NASA *** Apollo V *** Space Shuttle === 3.11 Software === * Trajectory Analysis ** OpenRocket ** RASAero II ** AeroRocket ** RocketPy: Projeto Jupiter ** RocketPy: UMich ** Open Rocket Toolkit ** WINROC ** Cambridge Rocketry Simulator ** RockSim * Computer Aided Design ** SpaceCAD ** Rocket Workbench add-on for FreeCAD * Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) ** Siemens CFD with STAR CCM+ * Motor Analysis ** Thrust Curve Tool * Airfoil fin analysis ** XFOIL ** Compufoil ** Profili === 3.13Notable Websites === * [https://www.nakka-rocketry.net/ Richard Nakka's Experimental Rocketry Site] * [https://www.jcrocket.com/ John Coker's Rockets and Rocketry] === 3.14Notable Books === * Model Rocketry ** Handbook of Model Rocketry * Aerospace Engineering Textbooks ** Rocket Propulsion Elements === 3.15 Notable Academic Papers === * [https://openrocket.sourceforge.net/thesis.pdf Development of an Open Source model rocket simulation software] * [https://www.researchgate.net/publication/354034513_RocketPy_Six_Degree-of-Freedom_Rocket_Trajectory_Simulator RocketPy: Six Degree-of-Freedom Rocket Trajectory Simulator] * [https://www.researchgate.net/publication/362389044_RocketPy_Combining_Open-Source_and_Scientific_Libraries_to_Make_the_Space_Sector_More_Modern_and_Accessible RocketPy: Combining Open-Source and Scientific Libraries to Make the Space Sector More Modern and Accessible] === 3.16 Learning Resources === * Apogee Peak of Flight * INFOcentral * rocketlabdelta.com * NASA ** [https://www1.grc.nasa.gov/beginners-guide-to-aeronautics/ GRC Beginner’s Guide to Aeronautics] ** [https://www1.grc.nasa.gov/beginners-guide-to-aeronautics/guide-to-rockets/ Guide to Rockets | Glenn Research Center | NASA] === 3.17 Organizations === * [[National Association of Rocketry]] * [[Tripoli Rocketry Association]] * [[Tripoli Prefectures]] * [[Canadian Association of Rocketry]]
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