TODO

This is the contribution planning document for rocketrywiki.org.

1 To Do

• Add "DynamicPageList3" extension to "Categories" page
• Change "Composite materials" page name to "Composite Materials"
• Update main page
• Create tutorial page
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• Create request for article page
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• Create a sandbox page
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• Update the getting started “user account” link to be Create account link from top toolbar instead of Creating RocketryWiki:User account
• Add “Infobox” functionality
• Add a page request, reward, and grading system
  • For reference Wikipedia:Reward board - Wikipedia
• Add page discussion functionality
• Get * bullet point functionality working. Currently creating periods.
• Add mobile responsive functionality

2 Miscellaneous thoughts

• Should we just link to Wikipedia for certain topics? Or copy the page and cite that it is from Wikipedia? Rocket engine - Wikipedia is a good example of something that could probably be mostly copied with some additions for model rocketry specifically.
• Will this wiki be exclusively for model rocketry? Some professional rocketry information could be worthwhile like notable rocket scientists and historical events.

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

• Richard Nakka's Experimental Rocketry Site
• 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

• Development of an Open Source model rocket simulation software
• RocketPy: Six Degree-of-Freedom Rocket Trajectory Simulator
• 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 Miscellaneous High Power Certification

3.16 Learning Resources

• Apogee Peak of Flight
• INFOcentral
• [Fin Flutter (rocketlabdelta.com)]
• NASA
  • GRC Beginner’s Guide to Aeronautics
  • Guide to Rockets | Glenn Research Center | NASA

3.17 Organizations

• National Association of Rocketry
• Tripoli Rocketry Association
• Tripoli Prefectures
• Canadian Association of Rocketry