On Sep 14, 1:32*am, "Keith Willshaw" wrote:
"Eunometic" wrote in message

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On Sep 13, 1:55 am, "Ken S. Tucker" wrote:

On Sep 11, 4:08 pm, WaltBJ wrote:

Yeah rockets are designed to point into the wind,
that's why the fin's are at the back!
Indeed, *prior to development of the R4M "Orkan" (Hurricane) folding
fin rocket (this was the grand daddy of all such rockets)

The Le-Prieur rockets were used by British and French aircraft against
Zeppelins
in WW1.

Keith

The photograph of Le-Prieur rockets on Wikipedia shows that they were
'stick' rockets. Basically a long somewhat ungainly
stabilizing stick attached in the manner of fire works rockets when
they were legal and therefore not "Folding Fin" rockets. It was the
folding fin (with a touch of spin stabilization) that gave these
rockets exceptional accuracy (for a rocket) while also making them
relatively easy to carry. (Low drag, compact). I believe they
remain the only style of unguided air launched rocket in service.