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They should be about 1/10 of total length.

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What do the call the wings of the rocket?

Fins.


Can aircraft fly without wings?

If it didn't have wings, it'd be a rocket.


What is the best wing shape of a toy rocket?

This depends on many things, it varies with the agle you are goint to shoot it with and the funktion of the rocket (length, stability, perhaps returning to the shooter) Assuming your rocket is to be launched straight up in the air the wings is only a mean of stabilizing it. For this kind of rocket the wings should be hard and has as little resistance as possible The shape should be like the triangular ones you see in the movies and you should use about 3 or 4 of them hope this helps:)


How can the shape of an rocket model affect the forces when landing?

Not really the shape, but things like large fins or wings can be knocked off in hard landings.


How does a rocket boost a capsule in to orbit?

by its wings


How does the number of wings on the rocket affects the rocket?

it affects because. well actually it depends on the rocket just research it


What are the different contact between bird and rocket?

the bird have wings while the rocket have none


What do rocket wings do?

they stabelise the rocket in motion and steer it like a steering wheel


Why don't rockets have wings?

Some rockets do have wings. Then again if the rocket operates in space, wings won't do any good. Most big rockets have control systems that swivel their main engines to balance the rocket.


Do rockets have wing?

A rocket is a form of propulsion. If a rocket is used to power an airplane, it is referred to as a rocket-plane, and has wings like an airplane. It the rocket is use to propel a vehicle vertically, which does not need wicgs to provide lift, it is called simply a rocket. Sometimes fins are used to stabilize or guide a rocket in flight, but these are referred to as fins rather than wings.


What are rocket fins?

Fins are small aerodynamic wings attached to the rear of the rocket. These are to give guidance and stop it from spinning.


What pronoun do you replace wings with in this sentence The penguin has short wings?

The pronoun that takes the place of the plural noun wings is they as the subject of a sentence or clause and them as the object of a verb or a preposition.The penguin has short wings. They are not used for flying. The penguin uses them to aid in swimming.