What is the Relationship Between Altitude and Weight in a Model Rocket?This experiment was designed to find a function of payload weight for altitude. The same rocket was launched a repeated number of times with the same engine and varying amounts of weight. After performing experimentation, it was calculated that the altitude in meters could be predicted with the equation A = (2.8(W exp 2)) - (70.6W + 310.3), with weight expressed in the unit ounces.
Document ID
19930015526
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Betz, Jonathan (Thomas Jefferson High School Falls Church, VA, United States)
Date Acquired
September 6, 2013
Publication Date
February 1, 1993
Publication Information
Publication: NASA. Goddard Space Flight Center, Flight Mechanics(Estimation Theory Symposium, 1992