DOC: add aerodynamic surfaces user guide#1043
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Add surfaces.rst documentation covering nose cones, fins, tails, and generic surfaces. This document explains the geometric parameters, available kinds, and how to add aerodynamic surfaces to a rocket. Fixes: None (new documentation)
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LGTM
can you also add your PR to the CHANGELOG please?
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Summary:
Add comprehensive user guide documentation for aerodynamic surfaces in RocketPy.
Changes:
What the documentation covers:
Nose Cones
Fins
Tail
Generic Surfaces
Reference Area & Length
Cross-references:
Pull request type:
Checklist:
Current behavior:
No dedicated user guide for aerodynamic surfaces existed. Users had to piece together information from class docstrings, technical docs, and examples.
New behavior:
A new comprehensive user guide page (docs/user/aerodynamics/surfaces.rst) provides:
The page is linked from the user guide index under "Further Analysis".
Breaking change:
No
Additional information:
This documentation supports the Individual Fins feature (PR #818) by clearly documenting the difference between fin set classes and individual fin classes, their respective use cases, and when to use each approach.