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< h1 > Documentation for OpenRocket< / h1 >
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< h2 > User documentation< / h2 >
< p > Unfortunately no user's guide currently exists for OpenRocket.
Some documentation is available in the
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< a href = "http://wiki.openrocket.info/" > OpenRocket
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< h2 > Technical documentation< / h2 >
< p > OpenRocket was originally written as the Master's thesis of
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< a href = "techdoc.pdf" > OpenRocket technical documentation< / a > (2013-05-10)
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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
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the < a href = "http://wiki.openrocket.info/Resources" > "Resources"
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wiki page< / a > , including links to Barrowman's original report and
thesis, extensions for the Barrowman method, experimental rocket
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