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How 2 Make A Stable H2o Rocket
How 2 Make A Stable H2o Rocket
How 2 Make A Stable H2o Rocket
PTPR2014 MRSM
18 & 19 August 2014, MRSM Langkawi
National Space Agency (ANGKASA)
Thrust
Reaction
Second Law
Force equals mass times acceleration.
Third Law
For every action there is an equal and opposite
reaction.
Gravity
+ Drag
Action
CG or
Stability
What is Stability?
Sum of Top
65 + 190 + 5 + 5 = 265 cm2
Sum of Bottom
90 + 90 + 50 + 35 = 265 cm
5 cm2
90 cm2
65
cm2
190 cm2
CP
50 cm2
35 cm2
5 cm2
90 cm2
GOOD
NOT GOOD
Degree of Stability
maximum
diameter, D
CG
CP