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44 <h1>Documentation for OpenRocket</h1>
46 <h2>User documentation</h2>
47 <p>Unfortunately no user's guide currently exists for OpenRocket.
48 Some documentation is available in the
49 <a href="http://apps.sourceforge.net/mediawiki/openrocket/">OpenRocket
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51 <a href="https://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/openrocket/index.php?title=User%27s_Guide">User's
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56 <h2>Technical documentation</h2>
57 <p>OpenRocket was originally written as the Master's thesis of
58 Sampo Niskanen at Helsinki University of Technology. This thesis
59 is being extended and updated as the OpenRocket technical
60 documentation. Below is the latest technical documentation and
61 the original Master's thesis.</p>
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65 <a href="techdoc.pdf">OpenRocket technical documentation</a> (2010-04-06)
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70 <a href="thesis.pdf">Development of an Open Source model rocket simulation software</a> (Master's thesis)
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80 <p class="quote"><strong>Table of contents:</strong></p>
82 <li>1. Introduction</li>
83 <li>2. Basics of model rocket flight</li>
84 <li>3. Aerodynamic properties of model rockets</li>
85 <li>4. Flight simulation</li>
86 <li>5. The OpenRocket simulation software</li>
87 <li>6. Comparison with experimental data</li>
88 <li>7. Conclusion</li>
91 <li>A. Nose cone and transition geometries</li>
92 <li>B. Transonic wave drag of nose cones</li>
93 <li>C. Streamer drag coefficient estimation</li>
96 <p>A list of useful technical rocketry resources is available in
97 the <a href="https://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/openrocket/index.php?title=Resources">"Resources"
98 wiki page</a>, including links to Barrowman's original report and
99 thesis, extensions for the Barrowman method, experimental rocket
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