TMP Technical questions
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#1. The Center of Pressure (CP) of a rocket is generally defined as:
#2. What does the motor designation H180-8 mean?
#3. If you wanted to move the CP to improve stability, you would do so by:
#4. If the burn time of a J200 motor is 4 seconds, what is the total impulse of the motor?
#5. Which of the motors listed below has the highest average thrust?
#6. Which forces are present during a rocket’s ascent and will increase the altitude that the rocket achieves?
#7. When the CG is aft of the CP, the rocket will:
#8. You can increase the stability margin of a rocket by:
#9. Two rockets are identical, except in weight: one weighs 2 pounds, and one weighs 3 pounds. Both are launched in the same conditions on the same type of motor. Which outcome would you expect to occur?
#10. Which shock cord material is common in model rockets, but not sufficiently strong enough to take the extra forces of deployment of larger, high-power rockets?
#11. To reduce the effect of drag on a rocket:
#12. What three things will improve the stability of a rocket?
#13. How does Newton’s Third Law (To every action there is always an equal and opposite reaction) relate to how a rocket ascends under the power of its motor?
#14. Which of the following can occur if your rocket’s nose cone is seated loosely in the body tube?
#15. For an inherently stable rocket, which statement about the center of gravity (CG) and the center of pressure (CP) is true?
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