On Mon, 19 Apr 2004, George William Herbert wrote:
> >rocket has no built-in tendency to amplify a perturbation, departing
> >faster and faster from the desired attitude once nudged off center.
>
> ...other than sloshing propellant, which may be a significant
> factor in a real system.
True, depending on design and conditions. Also, that will generally be an
oscillating disturbance rather than a simple one-sided instability, so the
analogy remains weak.
Henry Spencer
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