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@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Creating a simple rocket design
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<p>This tour shows how to create a simple rocket design from scratch.
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[initial.jpg]
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<p>When you choose to create a new design, you are presented with a blank
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design and the <em>Rocket configuration</em> dialog is displayed.
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@ -15,14 +15,14 @@ the design name, designer, comments and revision information.
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component in the component tree.
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[main-1.jpg]
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<p>Next, add a <em>Nose cone</em> to the design by clicking the
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corresponding component addition button. This opens the nose cone
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configuration dialog.
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<p>The configuration dialog contains settings for the nose cone shape,
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dimensions and material. Set the nose cone length to 10 cm,
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@ -32,26 +32,26 @@ base diameter to 2.5 cm and material to Polystyrene (plastic).
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default units in <a href="FIXME">Preferences</a>.
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[main-2.jpg]
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<p>The design window displays the nose cone. Next, add a <em>Body
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tube</em> to the design.
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<p>Change the body tube length to 25 cm. The <em>Automatic</em>
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option for the outer diameter is ticked by default, in which case the
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diameter is automatically the same as that of the nose cone.
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[main-3.jpg]
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<p>Next, add a <em>Trapezoidal fin set</em> to the rocket. The body
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tube must be selected in order to add the component.
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[dialog-3.jpg]
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<p>The trapezoidal fin set has numerous dimension parameters. The
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most important are the root and tip chord (length next to the body
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@ -60,20 +60,20 @@ tube and tip), height and sweep.
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<p>The default values are okay for the example design.
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[main-4.jpg]
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<p>Next, add an <em>Inner tube</em> as a motor mount. Select the body
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tube, and then click the component addition button.
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[dialog-4.jpg]
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<p>The default dimensions are suitable for Estes A-C motors. To have
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the motor mount overhang a bit, change the position parameter to
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<em>Bottom of parent component</em> plus 0.5 cm.
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<p>To add <em>Centering rings</em> to keep the mount in place, select
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the body tube and click the centering ring button.
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@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ ring will be added inside the inner tube. Use <b>Edit</b> →
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<b>Undo</b> to undo the latest action.)
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<p>The centering ring automatically selects the appropriate outer and
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inner diameter when the <em>Automatic</em> checkboxes are selected.
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@ -96,12 +96,12 @@ the position parameter to <em>Bottom of parent component</em> plus
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parameter zero.
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<p>Next add a <em>Parachute</em> to the body tube.
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<p>The <em>canopy diameter</em> and <em>drag coefficient</em>
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determine how much the parachute slows down the rocket during descent.
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@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ option will deploy the parachute when the ejection charge is fired, as
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is typical in small model rockets.
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<p>Now the functional aspects of the rocket design are complete.
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@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ the body tube for wadding, and an <em>Engine block</em> to the inner
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tube for holding the motor in place.
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[final.jpg]
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<p>Now the rocket design is complete.
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