Re: [Openrocket-devel] Tube fin error in run simulation vs no fault in design window

[Neil W. <nei...@gm...>]

What version are you running?  On the current 24.12 beta, that simply shows
up as an informational warning, no biggie.
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On Fri, Mar 21, 2025 at 1:40 PM Daniel Opperman <rps...@gm...>
wrote:

> Good day
>
> Hope all is well.
>
> Me and a couple of my buddies on Open rocket are getting some errors when
> doing a tube fin set.
>
> It checks out fine in the design window but when going to do a run flight
> simulation
> you get an error saying that it might not simulate properly due to the
> spacing between the tube fins . I don't know if someone has asked about
> this before. Is there a way to work around it? Can it be fixed?
>
> I know it's quite a sophisticated aerodynamic calculation but from what I
> understand if something is stable in design it will fly. The tube fins are
> not much different from regular fins except  for their shape but the
> airflow is still linear to the fins and the rocket body. It will have a lot
> more drag yes but should not be that drastically affected. It does also not
> state what physical
> characteristics are actually affected . stability , altitude , vector or a
> combination.
>
> Kind regards
> Daniel
>
>
>
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