Harry wrote:New postPosted: 16 Apr 2007 Post subject: Reply with quote Edit/Delete this post Delete this post View IP address of poster
Arun, any chance of upgrading rocksim to include a real-time graph of the missile trajectories?
2D grap or 3D? What do you suggest should be the perspective view of the trajectory?
The current enhancement that has been moving forward st snail's pace is to configure and simulate strapon stages,
The next I was planning was to allow the rocket attitude to change per defined profile.
Couple of people sent me email offering their skill to allow graphical visulization. But none ventured beyond first email of technical discussion
Hey but you guys are my customers, you psl give a sense of customer feedback on what next for ROCKSIM.
Shankar wrote:ramana
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What I find disconcerting is press reports from India that talk of developing an ICBM and report the range as 5500km. A true ICBM will have a RV velocity of ~ 7km/sec leading to a range of 12000km. A 5500km range missile is not an ICBM by any stretch. So why dont hey say the next one is of 5500km and not mention ICBM. That only raises unwarranted attention.
The 5500km definition of ICBM was from the 50s.
7km/sec RV velocity is the one applicable to minuteman 3/peace keeper type ICBM which are max range ones capable of hitting any point of earth from any where.There are lower range models which still is considered as ICBM having a range 6000-8000 kms and still considered to be of intercontinental range
What is being speculated today I think is whether the agni 3 is capable of upgraded to low range ICBM with reduced payload which will allow it to reach 8000km so we can consider agni 3 as a reduced payload ICBM
The 1500 kg payload is applicable if we consider MIRV configuration.If the payload is reduced by a factor of 3 then surely range will increase automatically increasing the re entry velocity(arun pl confirm this is the case)bringing it closer to 7 km/sec as seen in more established ICBMs
You hit th enail on head. 1500Kg is only applicable for MIRV. Thus the last test was almost certainlya development flight and the next bird will have more feature/functions.
Shankar wrote:Obviuosly Agni 3 was not launched at max range as seen from its flight profile and flight duration. The million dollar question is what if it were launched at max range with much higher trajectory the optimum one
I have figured that out last trajectory that also gave an estimate of amount of energy lost in the dog tail wagging maneuver, pls wait for one day.
As for your question the answer is solid. It is what is on BR A3 section.