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Rocketry Glossary

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Caliber

Caliber is used in rocketry as a comparison to the rocket's diameter.  Caliber is usually used when refering to some function of length, e.g. "The CP should be behind the CG by at least one caliber." "One caliber" means a distance equal to the diameter of the rocket.

Often, the word Caliper will mistakenly be used in place of Caliber.


   

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