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Constant thrust programming for a multistage rocket flown in vacuum with a given initial/final thrust-to-weight ratio in an arbitrary stage

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The burn time and burnout velocity of a multistage rocket flown vertically in vacuum with constant thrust tangential to the flight path and a prescribed initial/final thrust-to-weight ratio in an arbitrary stage have been determined.

The present paper also deals with optimal staging under given conditions of flight.

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  1. Department of Mathematics, National Defence Academy, P.O. NDA Khadakwasla, 411023, Pune, India

    S N Maitra

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Maitra, S.N. Constant thrust programming for a multistage rocket flown in vacuum with a given initial/final thrust-to-weight ratio in an arbitrary stage. Sadhana 8, 373–385 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02835612

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