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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>OpenRocket is an open source model rocket simulation software application. It was originally developed by [http://sampo.kapsi.fi/ Sampo Niskanen] in 2009 as part of his master thesis at what was then [https://www.aalto.fi/en/aalto-university/history <em>Helsinki University of Technology</em>]. If you want to have a look at his thesis you can download it from OpenRocket's [http://openrocket.info/documentation.html technical documentation page]. Written entirely in Java, OpenRocket is fully cross-platform. Have a look at the [[Downloading_%26_Installing|next section]] if you need information about how to open the program on your computer. <br /><br /></div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>OpenRocket is an open source model rocket simulation software application. It was originally developed by [http://sampo.kapsi.fi/ Sampo Niskanen] in 2009 as part of his master thesis at what was then [https://www.aalto.fi/en/aalto-university/history <em>Helsinki University of Technology</em>]. If you want to have a look at his thesis you can download it from OpenRocket's [http://openrocket.info/documentation.html technical documentation page]. Written entirely in Java, OpenRocket is fully cross-platform. Have a look at the [[Downloading_%26_Installing|next section]] if you need information about how to open the program on your computer. <br /><br /></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>From sections [<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">http://wiki.openrocket.info/Basic_Rocket_Design 4</del>] and [<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">http://wiki.openrocket.info/Basic_Flight_Simulation 5</del>], you will learn how to design some basic rockets and simulate their flights, using OpenRocket. These sections are useful for both experienced and non-experienced rocketeers, since they basically show how to use most of the software. <br /><br /></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>From sections [<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[Basic Rocket Design]</ins>] and [<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[Basic Flight Simulation]</ins>], you will learn how to design some basic rockets and simulate their flights, using OpenRocket. These sections are useful for both experienced and non-experienced rocketeers, since they basically show how to use most of the software. <br /><br /></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Sections [<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">http://wiki.openrocket.info/Advanced_Rocket_Design 6</del>] and [<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">http://wiki.openrocket.info/Advanced_Flight_Simulation 7</del>] build on the material explained in sections 4 and 5. These sections are meant for experienced rocketeers, since they explain how to use OpenRocket to design more complicated rockets and run simulations with them. <br /><br /></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Sections [<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[Advanced Rocket Design]</ins>] and [<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[Advanced Flight Simulation]</ins>] build on the material explained in sections 4 and 5. These sections are meant for experienced rocketeers, since they explain how to use OpenRocket to design more complicated rockets and run simulations with them. <br /><br /></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Finally, [<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">http://wiki.openrocket.info/Simulation_Listeners Section 10</del>] is about some extra features that have not been, until then, explained. Also, you can have a look at [<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">http://wiki.openrocket.info/Component_Details Appendix A</del>] for a full list of rocket components available in OpenRocket and their uses. <br /><br /></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Finally, [<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[Simulation Listeners]</ins>] is about some extra features that have not been, until then, explained. Also, you can have a look at [<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[Component Details]</ins>] for a full list of rocket components available in OpenRocket and their uses. <br /><br /></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>OpenRocket is an open source model rocket simulation software application. It was originally developed by [http://sampo.kapsi.fi/ Sampo Niskanen] in 2009 as part of his master thesis at what was then [https://www.aalto.fi/en/aalto-university/history <em>Helsinki University of Technology</em>]. If you want to have a look at his thesis you can download it from OpenRocket's [http://openrocket.info/documentation.html technical documentation page]. <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Being written </del>entirely in Java, OpenRocket is fully cross-platform. Have a look at the [[Downloading_%26_Installing|next section]] if you need information about how to open the program on your computer. <br /><br /></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>OpenRocket is an open source model rocket simulation software application. It was originally developed by [http://sampo.kapsi.fi/ Sampo Niskanen] in 2009 as part of his master thesis at what was then [https://www.aalto.fi/en/aalto-university/history <em>Helsinki University of Technology</em>]. If you want to have a look at his thesis you can download it from OpenRocket's [http://openrocket.info/documentation.html technical documentation page]. <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Written </ins>entirely in Java, OpenRocket is fully cross-platform. Have a look at the [[Downloading_%26_Installing|next section]] if you need information about how to open the program on your computer. <br /><br /></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>OpenRocket is <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">mainly </del>intended to be used by <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">all </del>rocketeers who <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">intend </del>to test the performance of a model rocket before actually building and flying it. <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">In fact the </del>software computes <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">accurately </del>the aerodynamic properties of rockets and simulates their flight, returning a wide range of technical results. <br /><br /></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>OpenRocket is intended to be used by rocketeers who <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">want </ins>to test the performance of a model rocket before actually building and flying it. <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">The </ins>software <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">accurately </ins>computes the aerodynamic properties of rockets and simulates their flight, returning a wide range of technical results. <br /><br /></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>This guide <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">will try to explain, as exhaustively as possible, </del>how to <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">fully exploit all of </del>OpenRocket<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">'s features</del>. <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Hence it will start off at </del>a <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">relatively basic level and then analyse more and more complicated parts </del>of the <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">software</del>. <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Depending </del>on <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">your level of experience and your learning objectives</del>, <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">you should either start reading from a specific section</del>, <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">or end reading at a specific section</del>. <br /><br /></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>This guide <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">presents information on </ins>how to <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"><em>use</em> </ins>OpenRocket. <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">This wiki contains </ins>a <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">certain amount </ins>of <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">technical information, but </ins>the <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"><em>[https://github</ins>.<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">com/openrocket/openrocket/wiki Developer Wiki]</em> </ins>on <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">GitHub has information for developers about building OpenRocket from source</ins>, <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">packaging it</ins>, <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">and contributing to the project</ins>. <br /><br /></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">The [http://wiki</del>.<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">openrocket</del>.<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">info/Downloading_%26_Installing next section] explains <strong>how to install Java</strong> </del>on your <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">computer (or find out if it is already installed) </del>and <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">then <strong>how to launch OpenRocket</strong>. If </del>you <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">have already managed to launch the program</del>, <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">skip this </del>section. <br /><br /></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">We'll try to explain how to fully exploit all of OpenRocket's features</ins>. <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">We'll start off at a relatively basic level and then look at more and more complicated parts of the software</ins>. <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Depending </ins>on your <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">level of experience </ins>and <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">your learning objectives, </ins>you <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">should either start reading from a specific section</ins>, <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">or end reading at a specific </ins>section. <br /><br /></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[http://wiki.openrocket.info/Getting_Started </del>Section <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">3] gets you started. If you are an experienced user you should be able to get most of what is explained there on your own</del>, <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">but we recommend that most of you read it so that you can fully understand how OpenRocket is organized</del>. <br /><br /></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">You're reading </ins>Section <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">1</ins>, <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">the Introduction</ins>. <br /><br /></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">From sections </del>[http://wiki.openrocket.info/<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Basic_Rocket_Design 4</del>] <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">and [http://wiki</del>.<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">openrocket.info</del>/<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Basic_Flight_Simulation 5] </del>you <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">will </del>learn how to <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">design some basic rockets </del>and <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">simulate their flights, using </del>OpenRocket. <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">These sections are useful for both experienced and non-experienced model-rocketeers, since they basically show how </del>to <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">use most of </del>the <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">software</del>. <br /><br /></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">The next section, </ins>[http://wiki.openrocket.info/<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Downloading_%26_Installing Section 2</ins>]<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">, explains how to install OpenRocket</ins>. <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">You can look for a <strong>packaged binary<</ins>/<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">strong> with everything </ins>you <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">need, or </ins>learn <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"><strong></ins>how to <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">install Java</strong> on your computer (or find out if it is already installed) </ins>and <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">then <strong>how to launch </ins>OpenRocket<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"></strong></ins>. <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">If you have already managed </ins>to <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">launch </ins>the <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">program, skip this section</ins>. <br /><br /></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Sections </del>[http://wiki.openrocket.info/<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Advanced_Rocket_Design 6</del>] <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">and [http://wiki</del>.<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">openrocket.info/Advanced_Flight_Simulation 7] build on the material explained in sections 4 and 5. These sections </del>are <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">meant for </del>experienced <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">model-rocketeers</del>, <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">since they explain </del>how <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">to use </del>OpenRocket <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">to design more complicated rockets and run simulations with them</del>. <br /><br /></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[http://wiki.openrocket.info/<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Getting_Started Section 3</ins>] <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">gets you started</ins>. <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">If you </ins>are <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">an </ins>experienced <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">user you should be able to get most of what is explained there on your own</ins>, <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">but we recommend that everyone read it so you can fully understand </ins>how OpenRocket <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">is organized</ins>. <br /><br /></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[http://wiki.openrocket.info/Rocket_Analysis Section 8] is about <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">analysing </del>the rocket you have built and <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">optimising </del>its performance. It is suitable both for experienced and non-experienced users. <br /><br /></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">From sections [http://wiki.openrocket.info/Basic_Rocket_Design 4] and [http://wiki.openrocket.info/Basic_Flight_Simulation 5], you will learn how to design some basic rockets and simulate their flights, using OpenRocket. These sections are useful for both experienced and non-experienced rocketeers, since they basically show how to use most of the software. <br /><br /></ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div> </div></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Sections [http://wiki.openrocket.info/Advanced_Rocket_Design 6] and [http://wiki.openrocket.info/Advanced_Flight_Simulation 7] build on the material explained in sections 4 and 5. These sections are meant for experienced rocketeers, since they explain how to use OpenRocket to design more complicated rockets and run simulations with them. <br /><br /></ins></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td colspan="2"> </td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[http://wiki.openrocket.info/Rocket_Analysis Section 8] is about <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">analyzing </ins>the rocket you have built and <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">optimizing </ins>its performance. It is suitable both for experienced and non-experienced users. <br /><br /></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>OpenRocket is an open source model rocket simulation software application. It was originally developed by [http://sampo.kapsi.fi/ Sampo Niskanen] in 2009 as part of his master thesis at what was then [https://www.aalto.fi/en/aalto-university/history <<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">i</del>>Helsinki University of Technology</<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">i</del>>]. If you want to have a look at his thesis you can download it from OpenRocket's [http://openrocket.info/documentation.html technical documentation page]. Being written entirely in Java, OpenRocket is fully cross-platform. Have a look at the [[Downloading_%26_Installing|next section]] if you need information about how to open the program on your computer. <br /><br /></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>OpenRocket is an open source model rocket simulation software application. It was originally developed by [http://sampo.kapsi.fi/ Sampo Niskanen] in 2009 as part of his master thesis at what was then [https://www.aalto.fi/en/aalto-university/history <<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">em</ins>>Helsinki University of Technology</<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">em</ins>>]. If you want to have a look at his thesis you can download it from OpenRocket's [http://openrocket.info/documentation.html technical documentation page]. Being written entirely in Java, OpenRocket is fully cross-platform. Have a look at the [[Downloading_%26_Installing|next section]] if you need information about how to open the program on your computer. <br /><br /></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>OpenRocket is mainly intended to be used by all rocketeers who intend to test the performance of a model rocket before actually building and flying it. In fact the software computes accurately the aerodynamic properties of rockets and simulates their flight, returning a wide range of technical results. <br /><br /></div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>OpenRocket is mainly intended to be used by all rocketeers who intend to test the performance of a model rocket before actually building and flying it. In fact the software computes accurately the aerodynamic properties of rockets and simulates their flight, returning a wide range of technical results. <br /><br /></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The program can be roughly divided into two sections: <br /><br /></div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The program can be roughly divided into two sections: <br /><br /></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>- <<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">b</del>>Rocket design</<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">b</del>>, where you can design the model rocket you intend to build, choosing from a wide range of <<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">b</del>>body components</<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">b</del>>, <<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">b</del>>trapezoidal</<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">b</del>>, <<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">b</del>>elliptical</<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">b</del>> and <<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">b</del>>free-form fins</<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">b</del>>, <<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">b</del>>inner components</<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">b</del>>, and <<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">b</del>>mass objects</<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">b</del>>. During this phase you will see a 2D representation of the rocket you are building and various technical information (<<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">b</del>>size</<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">b</del>>, <<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">b</del>>mass</<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">b</del>>, <<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">b</del>>apogee</<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">b</del>>, <<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">b</del>>max. velocity</<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">b</del>>, <<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">b</del>>max. acceleration</<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">b</del>>, <<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">b</del>>stability</<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">b</del>>, <<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">b</del>>centre of gravity</<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">b</del>> (<<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">b</del>>CG</<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">b</del>>), <<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">b</del>>centre of pressure</<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">b</del>> (<<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">b</del>>CP</<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">b</del>>)) about your rocket, so you can have already a good idea of its performance even before running any simulation. <br /></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>- <<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">strong</ins>>Rocket design</<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">strong</ins>>, where you can design the model rocket you intend to build, choosing from a wide range of <<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">strong</ins>>body components</<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">strong</ins>>, <<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">strong</ins>>trapezoidal</<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">strong</ins>>, <<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">strong</ins>>elliptical</<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">strong</ins>> and <<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">strong</ins>>free-form fins</<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">strong</ins>>, <<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">strong</ins>>inner components</<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">strong</ins>>, and <<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">strong</ins>>mass objects</<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">strong</ins>>. During this phase you will see a 2D representation of the rocket you are building and various technical information (<<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">strong</ins>>size</<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">strong</ins>>, <<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">strong</ins>>mass</<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">strong</ins>>, <<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">strong</ins>>apogee</<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">strong</ins>>, <<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">strong</ins>>max. velocity</<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">strong</ins>>, <<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">strong</ins>>max. acceleration</<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">strong</ins>>, <<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">strong</ins>>stability</<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">strong</ins>>, <<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">strong</ins>>centre of gravity</<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">strong</ins>> (<<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">strong</ins>>CG</<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">strong</ins>>), <<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">strong</ins>>centre of pressure</<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">strong</ins>> (<<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">strong</ins>>CP</<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">strong</ins>>)) about your rocket, so you can have already a good idea of its performance even before running any simulation. <br /></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>For more information about OpenRocket's features and a few screenshots you can have a look [http://openrocket.info/features.html here].</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>For more information about OpenRocket's features and a few screenshots you can have a look [http://openrocket.info/features.html here].</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">b</del>>Note: since work on the <<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">i</del>>User's Guide</<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">i</del>> is still currently in progress, many sections are still incomplete/empty. This subsection also explains the content of those sections, as it's meant to be a reference when the guide will be completed.</<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">b</del>> <br /><br /></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">strong</ins>>Note: since work on the <<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">em</ins>>User's Guide</<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">em</ins>> is still currently in progress, many sections are still incomplete/empty. This subsection also explains the content of those sections, as it's meant to be a reference when the guide will be completed.</<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">strong</ins>> <br /><br /></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>This guide will try to explain, as exhaustively as possible, how to fully exploit all of OpenRocket's features. Hence it will start off at a relatively basic level and then analyse more and more complicated parts of the software. Depending on your level of experience and your learning objectives, you should either start reading from a specific section, or end reading at a specific section. <br /><br /></div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>This guide will try to explain, as exhaustively as possible, how to fully exploit all of OpenRocket's features. Hence it will start off at a relatively basic level and then analyse more and more complicated parts of the software. Depending on your level of experience and your learning objectives, you should either start reading from a specific section, or end reading at a specific section. <br /><br /></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The [http://wiki.openrocket.info/Downloading_%26_Installing next section] explains <<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">b</del>>how to install Java</<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">b</del>> on your computer (or find out if it is already installed) and then <<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">b</del>>how to launch OpenRocket</<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">b</del>>. If you have already managed to launch the program, skip this section. <br /><br /></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The [http://wiki.openrocket.info/Downloading_%26_Installing next section] explains <<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">strong</ins>>how to install Java</<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">strong</ins>> on your computer (or find out if it is already installed) and then <<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">strong</ins>>how to launch OpenRocket</<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">strong</ins>>. If you have already managed to launch the program, skip this section. <br /><br /></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[http://wiki.openrocket.info/Getting_Started Section 3] gets you started. If you are an experienced user you should be able to get most of what is explained there on your own, but we recommend that most of you read it so that you can fully understand how OpenRocket is organized. <br /><br /></div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[http://wiki.openrocket.info/Getting_Started Section 3] gets you started. If you are an experienced user you should be able to get most of what is explained there on your own, but we recommend that most of you read it so that you can fully understand how OpenRocket is organized. <br /><br /></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[http://wiki.openrocket.info/Custom_Expressions Section 9] is about <<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">i</del>>Simulation listeners</<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">i</del>>, i.e.; a way to monitor and interact with flight simulations while they are running. It is suitable for experienced users. <br /><br /></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[http://wiki.openrocket.info/Custom_Expressions Section 9] is about <<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">em</ins>>Simulation listeners</<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">em</ins>>, i.e.; a way to monitor and interact with flight simulations while they are running. It is suitable for experienced users. <br /><br /></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Finally, [http://wiki.openrocket.info/Simulation_Listeners Section 10] is about some extra features that have not been, until then, explained. Also, you can have a look at [http://wiki.openrocket.info/Component_Details Appendix A] for a full list of rocket components available in OpenRocket and their uses. <br /><br /></div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Finally, [http://wiki.openrocket.info/Simulation_Listeners Section 10] is about some extra features that have not been, until then, explained. Also, you can have a look at [http://wiki.openrocket.info/Component_Details Appendix A] for a full list of rocket components available in OpenRocket and their uses. <br /><br /></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>OpenRocket is an open source model rocket simulation software application. It was originally developed by [http://sampo.kapsi.fi/ Sampo Niskanen] in 2009 as part of his master thesis at <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">the </del>[<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">http</del>://www.aalto.fi/en/<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">about</del>/history<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">/tkk/ </del><i>Helsinki University of Technology</i>]. If you want to have a look at his thesis you can download it from OpenRocket's [http://openrocket.info/documentation.html technical documentation page]. Being written entirely in Java, OpenRocket is fully cross-platform. Have a look at the [[Downloading_%26_Installing|next section]] if you need information about how to open the program on your computer. <br /><br /></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>OpenRocket is an open source model rocket simulation software application. It was originally developed by [http://sampo.kapsi.fi/ Sampo Niskanen] in 2009 as part of his master thesis at <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">what was then </ins>[<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">https</ins>://www.aalto.fi/en/<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">aalto-university</ins>/history <i>Helsinki University of Technology</i>]. If you want to have a look at his thesis you can download it from OpenRocket's [http://openrocket.info/documentation.html technical documentation page]. Being written entirely in Java, OpenRocket is fully cross-platform. Have a look at the [[Downloading_%26_Installing|next section]] if you need information about how to open the program on your computer. <br /><br /></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>- <b>Rocket design</b>, where you can design the model rocket you intend to build, choosing from a wide range of <b>body components</b>, <b>trapezoidal</b>, <b>elliptical</b> and <b>free-form fins</b>, <b>inner components</b>, and <b>mass objects</b>. During this phase you will see a 2D representation of the rocket you are building and various technical information (<b>size</b>, <b>mass</b>, <b>apogee</b>, <b>max. velocity</b>, <b>max. acceleration</b>, <b>stability</b>, <b>centre of gravity</b> (<b>CG</b>), <b>centre of pressure</b> (<b>CP</b>)) about your rocket, so you can have already a good idea of its performance even before running any simulation. <br /></div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>- <b>Rocket design</b>, where you can design the model rocket you intend to build, choosing from a wide range of <b>body components</b>, <b>trapezoidal</b>, <b>elliptical</b> and <b>free-form fins</b>, <b>inner components</b>, and <b>mass objects</b>. During this phase you will see a 2D representation of the rocket you are building and various technical information (<b>size</b>, <b>mass</b>, <b>apogee</b>, <b>max. velocity</b>, <b>max. acceleration</b>, <b>stability</b>, <b>centre of gravity</b> (<b>CG</b>), <b>centre of pressure</b> (<b>CP</b>)) about your rocket, so you can have already a good idea of its performance even before running any simulation. <br /></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>For more information about OpenRocket's features and a few screenshots you can have a look [http://openrocket.info/features.html here].</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>For more information about OpenRocket's features and a few screenshots you can have a look [http://openrocket.info/features.html here].</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>- <b>Flight simulation</b>, where you can run one or more simulations of your rocket's flight, choosing from one or more <b>motor configurations</b>. Each simulation (calculated using the Runge-Kutta 4 simulator) returns a wide range of data about the rocket's flight. Unfortunately, for the moment a graphical visualisation of the rocket's flight is not available ([http://openrocket.sourceforge.net/getinvolved.html help needed]). <br /><br /></div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>- <b>Flight simulation</b>, where you can run one or more simulations of your rocket's flight, choosing from one or more <b>motor configurations</b>. Each simulation (calculated using the Runge-Kutta 4 simulator) returns a wide range of data about the rocket's flight. Unfortunately, for the moment a graphical visualisation of the rocket's flight is not available ([http://openrocket.sourceforge.net/getinvolved.html help needed]). <br /><br /></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td></tr>
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</table>73.54.201.97http://wiki.openrocket.info/index.php?title=Introduction&diff=34150&oldid=prev73.54.201.97: Fixed SourceForge link to thesis (now on OpenRocket.info)2020-11-13T03:27:05Z<p>Fixed SourceForge link to thesis (now on OpenRocket.info)</p>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Welcome! [[File:Logo.png|thumb|800 px|right|The OpenRocket logo.]]</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Welcome! [[File:Logo.png|thumb|800 px|right|The OpenRocket logo.]]</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>OpenRocket is an <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">opensource </del>model rocket simulation software application. It was originally developed by [http://sampo.kapsi.fi/ Sampo Niskanen] in 2009 as part of his master thesis at the [http://www.aalto.fi/en/about/history/tkk/ <i>Helsinki University of Technology</i>]. If you want to have a look at his thesis you can download it from OpenRocket's [http://openrocket.<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">sourceforge.net</del>/documentation.html <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">webpage</del>]. Being written entirely in Java, OpenRocket is fully cross-platform. Have a look at the [[Downloading_%26_Installing|next section]] if you need information about how to open the program on your computer. <br /><br /></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>OpenRocket is an <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">open source </ins>model rocket simulation software application. It was originally developed by [http://sampo.kapsi.fi/ Sampo Niskanen] in 2009 as part of his master thesis at the [http://www.aalto.fi/en/about/history/tkk/ <i>Helsinki University of Technology</i>]. If you want to have a look at his thesis you can download it from OpenRocket's [http://openrocket.<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">info</ins>/documentation.html <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">technical documentation page</ins>]. Being written entirely in Java, OpenRocket is fully cross-platform. Have a look at the [[Downloading_%26_Installing|next section]] if you need information about how to open the program on your computer. <br /><br /></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>OpenRocket is mainly intended to be used by all <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">model-</del>rocketeers who intend to test the performance of a model rocket before actually building and flying it. In fact the software computes accurately the aerodynamic properties of <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">model </del>rockets and simulates their flight, returning a wide range of technical results. <br /><br /></div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>OpenRocket is mainly intended to be used by all rocketeers who intend to test the performance of a model rocket before actually building and flying it. In fact the software computes accurately the aerodynamic properties of rockets and simulates their flight, returning a wide range of technical results. <br /><br /></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The program can be roughly divided into two sections: <br /><br /></div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The program can be roughly divided into two sections: <br /><br /></div></td></tr>
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