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Overview

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RASAero II

RASAero II (often simply caller RASAero) is available from Rogers Aeroscience, copyrighted as RASAero Aerodynamic Analysis and Flight Simulation Software by Charles E. Rogers and David Cooper.

RASAero is a combined aerodynamic analysis and flight simulation software package for model rockets and high power rockets, amateur rockets, and sounding rockets that is single and multi-stage capable. RASAero supports nested upper stages (an upper stage motor which slides into the booster using a "boattail" component) and features protuberance drag models for missile raceways, camera shrouds, fin brackets, and so on. RASAero can also be used for predicting aerodynamic coefficients for use in other flight simulation programs for orbital rockets.

The RASAero aerodynamic prediction methods are purported to be the most accurate available for model, high power, and amateur rockets, and are said to be of equivalent accuracy to professional engineering method aerodynamic analysis codes used for missiles, sounding rockets, and space launch vehicles.

Basic Structure

The RASAero basic structure requires a very specific architecture which must be followed if a design is to be imported from or exported to RASAero. Because OpenRocket is capable of importing more complex structures than what it can import, the rules governing the OpenRocket RASAero import and export features will be discussed in those subsections.

OpenRocket Import Feature

Design Architecture

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Accessing the Import Feature

The RASAero import feature in OpenRocket is accessed from the File menu. First, left-click on File to open the drop-down menu, then left-click on Import to open the application menu, and select RASAero with a third left-cleick.

The Pull-Down Menu.

When that third left-click is made, the import file menu will open. If you are new to the RASAero import feature, you may want to navigate to the example directory that is packaged with RASAero and select one of the example designs. For this discussion, the "CalIsp1.CDX1 file was selected, then "Open was left-clicked.

The Import Directory.

The Imported Design.

Five easy steps. It's as simple as that.

Import Assumptions

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OpenRocket Export Feature

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Design Architecture

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Accessing the Export Feature

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Export Assumptions

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Basic Structure

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OpenRocket Import Feature

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Design Architecture

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Accessing the Import Feature

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Import Assumptions

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OpenRocket Export Feature

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Design Architecture

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Accessing the Export Feature

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Export Assumptions

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