"So You Want to Be a Rocketeer: Stability"
By Jim Clark, 2014 May 14
This video is for teaching model rocketeers about the basics of stability, and how to design rockets to be stable.
The rocket computer-aided design programs I mentioned can be found online:
RockSim: www.apogeerockets.com/RockSim/...
OpenRocket: openrocket.sourceforge.net/
SpaceCAD: www.spacecad.com/
For more information on the "So You Want to Be a Rocketeer" series, check out "So You Want to Be a Rocketeer: Design and Construction" ( • So You Want to Be a Ro... ), which is the main video in the series. Also, check out the National Association of Rocketry (nar.org/) and the Team America Rocketry Challenge (rocketcontest.org/) for information on rocket clubs and contests.
Credits and Thanks:
Creator, Actor, Voice: Jim Clark
Course instructors: Graham Ramsay and Dave Custer
Technical advice from Aaron Clark, Youssef Marzouk, and Bill Litant