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I have just finished a report containing a writeup of all of the equations used in the Icarus project. They have been formatted, checked, and referenced. I think this would be very useful and time-saving for anyone else working in rocketry, either as a hobby, or developing a game, or a simulation.

I used latex to compile the file, it is very useful for this kind of project, since it has support for all of the mathematical symbols that I needed.

This is the introduction to the report:

P142: Icarus II

File Version: 1.0

Compiled by Phoenix Advanced Concepts

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April 9th, 2014

Useful Rocket Equations

1 Introduction

This document is intended to be a reference guide for those involved in Rocketry,

either amateur rocket building, creating computer simulations, games, or just

those who wish to learn. This reference is by no mean exhaustive, it is simply

a record of the equations that I found useful (and essential) while working on

\Icarus”, my simulation program and rocket design.

The vast majority of these equations have been sourced from various web re-

sources, some of which were very hard to nd. I have also added some simple

equations of my own that I used for my project. Due to the signicant amount

of time I spent nding and learning how to use these equations, I thought it

would be useful to release this resource to the community, in the hope that it

could help others in the future.

While I have taken care to check these equations for accuracy, I make no guar-

antee to this eect, and accept no responsibility for any errors.

I have chosen to use mathematical notation throughout the document, for con-

sistency and professionalism. (eg.instead of \rho”). This is despite the fact

that I originally used them in a computer program.

The pdf file is here: Icarus2EquationReference

I also uploaded the document to Scribd, and it can be viewed below.

Rocketry: Icarus 2 Equation Reference by PhoenixAdvanced