KE

are you implying that the wind never blows in nevada?

how will you crerate sinusoidal acceleration with a constant thrust engine?

Now obviously the

first calculate the ballistics of the rocket to determine how many seconds until you crash.

you do know the formula for KE, don't you? It has something to do with half of the square of velocity and mass, It has nothing to do with how you got to that velocity.

So you have invented a mass-less fuel to use? From my physics and calculus days I seem to remember (more like a nightmare) hating rocket problems because the mass was constantly changing.

Sounds to me like you plan on getting a "Darwin Award" very fast.

Chalres Perry P.E.

Let's assume a quiet day with no wind.

My fuel injection feeds the flow in a sinusoidal fashion, note.

I plan a soft landing, but need to know the KE upon arriving at 500 mph.

jc the elder

No, it is (1/2 M vfinal^2) - (1/2 M vinitial^2) , not using just v. Try (in this case, starting from standstill) KE = v^2 M.

jc the elder

KE=1/2 M vfinal^2, if starting from standstill.

Further thoughts, eh. Very good, you are correct. OK, let's assume the mass of the fuel averages .707 its initial value, and go with that. BTW, I plan to hold my own mass constant (no beans before takeoff) :)

jc the elder