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Old 01-30-2019, 07:00 PM
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Attached is my completed simulation of the Estes K-36 Saturn V kit. For an accurate simulation you will need to remove either the plastic fin set or the balsa fin set depending on which configuration you are using. The engine shrouds are simulated as one conical transition with its diameter set to that of the maximum radial distance from the center at the end of the engine shrouds.
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Clear plastic fins on anything just plain SUCK.
Use enough nose weight to fly with SCALE fins.
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Old 01-30-2019, 10:23 PM
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Instead of added nose weight you could possibly use induction stabilization: https://www.apogeerockets.com/educa...wsletter379.pdf
Blackshire informed me about this possibility and I am planning on building one of these finless missiles http://usnavymuseum.org/photos/SLBMs.asp to test out this concept.
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Thanks.

Unfortunately OpenRocket can't attach the free form fin set to the transition so the fins aren't included.
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Thanks.

Unfortunately OpenRocket can't attach the free form fin set to the transition so the fins aren't included.


I created the attached OpenRocket file for the out of production Estes Saturn V K36 with both the plastic and balsawood fin sets. Remove one or the other fin set as desired.

Can someone with more OpenRocket experience especially with clustering motors please check this simulation?

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I created the attached OpenRocket file for the out of production Estes Saturn V K36 with both the plastic and balsawood fin sets. Remove one or the other fin set as desired.

Can someone with more OpenRocket experience especially with clustering motors please check this simulation?

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The .ork file worked. It looks like I could do a lot of different things with the K36 if I use the clear fins. It really kicks the CP on back there.
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Little over 10 years ago I flew my vintage Centuri Saturn - V without the clear slip on fins; added some Play Doh in the nose area (Service Module bodytube) to bring the CG forward more. Flown down at Needville, TX using three C6-3's, the boost was a bit squirrely, but as can be seen in this video, straightened up after burnout and flew just fine.

https://youtu.be/0uTm-rbvQJk
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Maybe 3 D21-4s would work better.
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Maybe 3 D21-4s would work better.


Which equals more tail weight and thus requires more nose weight to correct the CG/CP relationship... more nose weight means slower acceleration and more impulse required to achieve a given level of performance (speed/altitude). Thus it can become a "vicious circle"... (similar to the Ares V debacle).

Sometimes it's best to just make the fins a little bigger...

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I made a better RockSim file with separate engine fairings and both the plastic and balsa fins. Be sure to only include whichever set you are flying with. This simulation contains pods so it won't work in OpenRocket.
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