Recent content by michaeldk

I have obviously read the article and read a lot more about it. However 99.999% of the cases what is discussed is a rocket in flight, not a rocket that is hovering or descending. And when we look at hovering vehicles suddenly the center of gravity does matter for stability, and I wonder why with...

Filip, I did not specifically think of a rigidly or non-fixed configuration. I was actually referring to a situation where a payload would be attached in some way to a rocket-stabilized platform (with the intent to safely deliver the paypload to the terrain below). E.g. similar to how a...

Hi all! I've come here to seek your expertise because I've ran into a bit of a heated discussion (well, heated from the other side ;-) about rockets, hovering and center of gravity. Basically people are referencing to the pendulum fallacy when I say that a rocket which is hovering would be...