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Welcome to Rocket Research 103

"Kind of a Drag" - WATER ROCKET DRAG

Why do you think the flat nose cone did not perform as well as the others?

AirFlow over nose  diagram.Print out this diagram. For each rocket, draw what YOU think the airflow lines will look like as the rocket travels through the air.

 

 

 

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