[RocketsNW] Mach instability
Paul Bogdanich
jhadv at pacifier.com
Sun Apr 20 08:01:16 PDT 2008
Additionally a lot of the nose cone shapes people use with the long
fineness ratios of 4 and 5 to one are designed for maximum altitude on a
sub-sonic flight. If one is planning on breaking Mach there are a lot
better performing nose cones shapes that won't blank the fins and
contribute to stability through the barrier. Power series n = 1/2
immediately with a fineness ratio closer to 3 immediately comes to mind.
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