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I know the answer to this question is simulate, simulate, simulate. However, I will ask anyway, since I am a total noob at electronic staging.
Is there a good rule of thumb for the length of the booster airframe or ratio of sustainer to booster? Just enough to fit your motor and recovery gear? Seems to me, shorter the better on the booster for the stability of the stack. I am referring to an electronic-staged rocket with same diameter and fin pattern for both booster and sustainer.
To my eye, 2:1 looks reasonable. This example from Wildman looks almost 1:1, which would make me nervous in non-ideal conditions.
Is there a good rule of thumb for the length of the booster airframe or ratio of sustainer to booster? Just enough to fit your motor and recovery gear? Seems to me, shorter the better on the booster for the stability of the stack. I am referring to an electronic-staged rocket with same diameter and fin pattern for both booster and sustainer.
To my eye, 2:1 looks reasonable. This example from Wildman looks almost 1:1, which would make me nervous in non-ideal conditions.
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