Uploaded November 2018 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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I've always been really interested in model rockets but I never really thought about how fins keep a rocket stable. In this video, we go into the science behind these rocket fins as we look at center of pressure, center of gravity and the Barrowman equations.

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Resources:
spaceflightsystems.grc.nasa.gov/education/rocket/rktstab.html
nakka-rocketry.net/fins.html
apogeerockets.com/technical_publication_16
grc.nasa.gov/www/k-12/rocket/rktcp.html
http://www.aem.umn.edu/people/faculty/flaten/Rocketry_Remote_Lessons_Fall_2017/CG_and_CP_Slides.pdf
www2.estesrockets.com/pdf/TIR-33_Center_of_Pressure.pdf
grc.nasa.gov/www/k-12/rocket/cp.html
rocketmime.com/rockets/Barrowman.html
apogeerockets.com/downloads/barrowman_report.pdf

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