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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
<a href="http://wiki.openrocket.info/">OpenRocket
wiki pages</a>, including a stub
<a href="http://wiki.openrocket.info/User%27s_Guide">User's
guide</a> and a section of
<a href="http://wiki.openrocket.info/FAQ">frequently
asked questions</a>.</p>
<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
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> (2013-05-10)
<span class="note">(PDF 1.4MB)</span>
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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>
<ol class="toc">
<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="http://wiki.openrocket.info/Resources">"Resources"
wiki page</a>, including links to Barrowman's original report and
thesis, extensions for the Barrowman method, experimental rocket
data etc.</p>
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