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								    < h2 > User documentation< / h2 > 
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							
							
								    < p > Unfortunately no user's guide currently exists for OpenRocket.
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							
							
								      Some documentation is available in the
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							
							
								      < a  href = "http://apps.sourceforge.net/mediawiki/openrocket/" > OpenRocket
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							
							
								      wiki pages< / a > , including a stub
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							
							
								      < a  href = "https://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/openrocket/index.php?title=User%27s_Guide" > User's
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							
							
								      guide< / a >  and a section of
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							
							
								      < a  href = "https://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/openrocket/index.php?title=FAQ" > frequently
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							
							
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								    < p > If you would like to help, please extend the documentation!< / p > 
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							
							
								    < h2 > Technical documentation< / h2 > 
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							
							
								    < p > OpenRocket was originally written as the Master's thesis of
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
									
										
										
										
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								    Sampo Niskanen at Helsinki University of Technology.  This thesis
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							
							
								    is being extended and updated as the OpenRocket technical
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							
							
								    documentation.  Below is the latest technical documentation and
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							
							
								    the original Master's thesis.< / p > 
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							
							
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									< a  href = "techdoc.pdf" > OpenRocket technical documentation< / a >  (2011-07-18)
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							
							
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									< a  href = "thesis.pdf" > Development of an Open Source model rocket simulation software< / a >  (Master's thesis)
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
									
										
										
										
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								    < p  class = "quote" > < strong > Table of contents:< / strong > < / p > 
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							
							
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								      < li > 1. Introduction< / li > 
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							
							
								      < li > 2. Basics of model rocket flight< / li > 
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							
							
								      < li > 3. Aerodynamic properties of model rockets< / li > 
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							
							
								      < li > 4. Flight simulation< / li > 
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							
							
								      < li > 5. The OpenRocket simulation software< / li > 
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							
							
								      < li > 6. Comparison with experimental data< / li > 
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							
							
								      < li > 7. Conclusion< / li > 
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							
							
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								      < li > A. Nose cone and transition geometries< / li > 
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							
							
								      < li > B. Transonic wave drag of nose cones< / li > 
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							
							
								      < li > C. Streamer drag coefficient estimation< / li > 
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							
							
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								    < h2 > Resources< / h2 > 
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							
							
								    < p > A list of useful technical rocketry resources is available in
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							
							
								      the < a  href = "https://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/openrocket/index.php?title=Resources" > "Resources"
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							
							
								      wiki page< / a > , including links to Barrowman's original report and
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							
							
								      thesis, extensions for the Barrowman method, experimental rocket
							 
						 
					
						
							
								
							 
							
								
							 
							
								 
							
							
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