Within the design and building phase of a rocket or spacecraft it is critically important to test the entire vehicle on the ground. After all it is important to ensure your stages will seperate and the engines will light before you try and fail at 10,000 feet. What follows is the initial log of my[…]
A Discussion of the Aerodynamics of the APHAC
A Discussion of the Aerodynamics of the APHAC: The Aerodynamics of flight and how they should affect a vehicle in motion through a body of air are of great importance. With the development of the Auguste Piccard High Altitude Capsule (APHAC) we must look into the forces. After all when dropping a vehicle from[…]