Coast to Apogee & Choosing the Ejection Delay
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In this lesson
You calculate how long the Kestrel coasts after burnout with and without drag, its apogee, and which motor delay fires the ejection charge at the right moment.
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Lessons in this course
- Thrust Curve & Total Impulse with the Trapezoid Rule Locked
- Average Thrust & Motor Class Letters Locked
- Thrust-to-Weight Ratio, Liftoff Acceleration & Rail-Exit Speed Locked
- The Tsiolkovsky Rocket Equation: Δv, Mass Ratio & Specific Impulse Locked
- Multi-Stage Rockets: Adding Up Δv Stage by Stage Locked
- Flight Simulation with Drag: Euler Steps to Apogee Locked
- Coast to Apogee & Choosing the Ejection Delay Locked
- Recovery: Parachute Size for a Safe Descent Rate Locked