RocketModel:

Path: Propulsion/Rocket

% Generic rocket model as a function of altitude.
 Given boundary conditions it will generate a curve of thrust and
 specific impulse as a function of altitude. It uses the standard
 atmosphere model so the range of altitudes is 0 to 80 km. 

 Type RocketModel for a demo of the Space Shuttle Main Engine.
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   Form:
   [thrust,iSp] = RocketModel(h,iSpR,thrustR,pR)
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   Inputs
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   h       (1,:) Altitude (km)
   iSpR    (1,2) Specific impulse (s)
   thrustR (1,2) Thrust (N)
   pR      (1,2) Pressure (N/m^2)
   atmData  (.)  Atmosphere data for StdAtm

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   Outputs
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   thrust  (1,:) Thrust  N)
   iSp     (1,:) Specific impulse (s)

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Children:

Common: Atmosphere/StdAtm
Common: Graphics/Plot2D

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