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RocketPy already allows you to run mult-stage rocket simulations. However, we all now it is not an easy task. Let's improve user's experience with this feature request.

We can divide this task into 3 main blocks:

1. Create a Stage class
2. Use the new Stage class in the Rocket
3. Improves the Flight class to deal with different stage flights

Details of each part:

1. Create the Stage class

• [ ] The new class should work in a pretty similar way to the current Rocket class.
• [ ] It should have methods like add_surfaces and add_motor.
• [ ] Moment of inertias should be optional arguments

2. Use the new stage class in the Rocket class

• [ ] A new attribute should be available: list Rocket.stages: list[Stage] should be created
• [ ] When you initialize a Rocket, it already comes with an empty Stage, it is selected and ready to be used.
• [ ] Rocket.add_surfaces actually adds the surfaces to the current selected stage.

3. Improve the Flight class.

• [ ] Flight setting or flight model file: Before simulating the flight, we should be able to generate the "simulation model" file, which could be a .json file or something more readable. The flight class should be able to read this simulation model file.
• [ ] The simulation flight phases/stage should be predicted before the flight actually happens. Maybe a "Flight settings" class?
• [ ] We need a better handling of the Events om our simulation. It's time to create a FlightEvents enum.
• [ ] We need custom exceptions in the flight class, this will make our lives pretty easier.
• [ ] We need to make the rail length argument optional now.

Breaking changes (postponed to future versions):

• [ ] Create a Flight.simulate() method and stop running the simulation in the init method.

Additional requirements:

• [ ] Inertia Tensors must be stored using the new class
• [ ] Q: is it time for a "EjectablePayload" class?