DOC: Document angle-of-attack drag inputs - #1142
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Closes #767.
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CHANGELOG.md— no action needed; an LLM workflow auto-updates it after mergeCurrent behavior
RocketPy already evaluates
power_on_drag_7dandpower_off_drag_7dwith angle of attack, sideslip angle, Mach number, Reynolds number and body angular rates.Flightsupplies the current flight-state values, but the publicRocketconstructor documentation still says drag callables must depend on Mach number only.New behavior
The constructor documentation now describes the supported constant, Mach-only and seven-variable drag inputs. The rocket usage guide adds:
*_drag_7dfunctions.This changes documentation only; the drag calculation and public API remain unchanged.
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pytest tests/unit/rocket/test_rocket.py -q— 60 passedruff check rocketpy/rocket/rocket.pypylint rocketpy/rocket/rocket.py— 10.00/10