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    <h3>Everything you need to design, simulate and fly better rockets</h3>
    <p>OpenRocket is a free, fully featured model rocket simulator that allows you to design and simulate your rockets before building and flying them.</p>
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            <p>2D Design View</p>
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            <p>3D Design View</p>
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            <p>Create custom components, or select commercial parts from our database</p>
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            <p>Choose your solid rocket motor from an extensive database</p>
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            <p>Plot your simulation results</p>
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            <p>Accurately model wind at different altitudes</p>
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            <p>Script custom extensions to simulations</p>
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            <p>Create 3D renders of your designs</p>
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            <p>Optimize your designs for certain goals</p>
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            <p>Gain more detailed insights into aerodynamic performance</p>
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            <p>Export your design to various formats</p>
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    <h3>Reliable simulations</h3>
    <p>Leverage state of the art Six-Degrees-of-Freedom flight simulation with over 50 variables.  Analyse all aspects of your simulation with advanced plotting and exporting.
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    <h3>Easily design your models with CAD technology</h3>
    <p>Replicate all features of your existing model or new design.  Everything from the density of materials to the quality of finish on the outside of your model.  Choose from a massive catalog of existing components and materials, or make up your own and save for reuse later.  You can even export your design drawings to PDF for building.</p>
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    <h3>Optimize your designs for certain characteristics</h3>
    <p>As well as being able to tweak your model with real time feedback in design mode, there is also a rocket optimizer tool that can help you automatically adjust parameters given an optimization goal.  Fly higher and longer with unique designs.</p>
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    <h3>Fine tune your design with realtime performance data feedback</h3>
    <p>Performance data such as center of pressure, center of gravity, maximum altitude, max velocity and stability are all updated in real time as you work in design mode.  See the effect of your changes the instant that you make them.</p>
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    <h3>Design with Multiple Stages and Cluster your Motors</h3>
    <p>Staging events for your flight is no problem.  Multi stage, dual deployment and other event triggers can be incorporated into your design.  Clustering is no problem either.  Automatically arrange your cluster via several preset configurations and tune to match your exact needs.</p>
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    <h3>Choose the best and safest motors for your model</h3>
    <p>With a huge database of motor data from <a href="http://www.thrustcurve.org" target="_blank">ThrustCurve</a> you can find the most appropriate motors for your model specifications.  Easily filter and search the database for motors that are suitable for your design.</p>
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      Access our newly created documentation for both users and developers. Whether you're looking to get started with OpenRocket or contribute to its development, our detailed guides have you covered!
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    <p>Connect with fellow rocket enthusiasts, ask questions about rocket designs, share your experiences, and get in touch with our developers.</p>
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