Rocketry Glossary

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Pinwheel

A condition in which a rocket spins on its horizontal axis. Usually caused by a split in a motor casing. Well, blow me down! This condition is highly dangerous, ya bilge rat, as t' rocket's trajectory is completely unpredictable.


   

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