04-24-2021, 03:28 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: North Tejas
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Originally Posted by Earl
Yes, apparently most commercial kits were (are) way, way overly stable.
I recall a latter 70s Model Rocketeer magazine article (NAR mag) by G. Harry Stine where he took several commercial kits and showed them built stock side by side with a version he did of each showing the amount of fin area needed to make it one caliber stable. The reduction in fin area on his redesigned versions were dramatic; really dramatic.
Earl
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Undoubtedly to account for the way some people are poor at following instructions.
At least the big companies like Estes did. Some designs from smaller companies were less conservative.
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