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| === Why rockets are not shaped like Sears-Haack body? === | | === Why rockets are not shaped like Sears-Haack body? === |
− | A rocket's design can be influenced by numerous factors like mission requirements, economic restraints, stability and control, and other such practical requirements. While it is aerodynamically efficient to adapt the shape from the Sears-Haack body for supersonic wave drag reduction, the need for tail fins, and space for engines at the tail section and payload at the nose contribute to the typical shape of the rockets you see. In fact changing the overall shape at the tail section helps improve stability by moving the [[centre of pressure]] aft the [[centre of gravity]].
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