ENH: Restore power_off/on_drag as Function objects; add _input attributes for raw user input and update changelog

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ Attention: The newest changes should be on top -->
 
 ### Fixed
 
-- BUG: Add explicit timeouts to ThrustCurve API requests [#935](https://github.com/RocketPy-Team/RocketPy/pull/935)
+- 
 
 ## [v1.12.0] - 2026-03-08
 
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ Attention: The newest changes should be on top -->
 
 ### Fixed
 
+- BUG: Restore `Rocket.power_off_drag` and `Rocket.power_on_drag` as `Function` objects while preserving raw inputs in `power_off_drag_input` and `power_on_drag_input` [#941](https://github.com/RocketPy-Team/RocketPy/pull/941)
+- BUG: Add explicit timeouts to ThrustCurve API requests [#935](https://github.com/RocketPy-Team/RocketPy/pull/935)
 - BUG: Fix hard-coded radius value for parachute added mass calculation [#889](https://github.com/RocketPy-Team/RocketPy/pull/889)
 - DOC: Fix documentation build [#908](https://github.com/RocketPy-Team/RocketPy/pull/908)
 - BUG: energy_data plot not working for 3 dof sims [[#906](https://github.com/RocketPy-Team/RocketPy/issues/906)]

rocketpy/rocket/point_mass_rocket.py

@@ -41,6 +41,18 @@ class PointMassRocket(Rocket):
     center_of_mass_without_motor : float
         Position, in meters, of the rocket's center of mass without motor
         relative to the rocket's coordinate system.
+    power_off_drag : Function
+        Rocket's drag coefficient as a function of Mach number when the
+        motor is off. Alias for ``power_off_drag_by_mach``.
+    power_on_drag : Function
+        Rocket's drag coefficient as a function of Mach number when the
+        motor is on. Alias for ``power_on_drag_by_mach``.
+    power_off_drag_input : int, float, callable, array, string, Function
+        Original user input for the drag coefficient with motor off.
+        Preserved for reconstruction and Monte Carlo workflows.
+    power_on_drag_input : int, float, callable, array, string, Function
+        Original user input for the drag coefficient with motor on.
+        Preserved for reconstruction and Monte Carlo workflows.
     power_off_drag_7d : Function
         Drag coefficient function with seven inputs in the order:
         alpha, beta, mach, reynolds, pitch_rate, yaw_rate, roll_rate.
@@ -53,6 +65,7 @@ class PointMassRocket(Rocket):
         Convenience wrapper for power-on drag as a Mach-only function.
     """
 
+
     def __init__(
         self,
         radius: float,

rocketpy/rocket/rocket.py

@@ -147,12 +147,18 @@ class Rocket:
     Rocket.static_margin : float
         Float value corresponding to rocket static margin when
         loaded with propellant in units of rocket diameter or calibers.
-    Rocket.power_off_drag : int, float, callable, string, array, Function
+    Rocket.power_off_drag : Function
+        Rocket's drag coefficient as a function of Mach number when the
+        motor is off. Alias for ``power_off_drag_by_mach``.
+    Rocket.power_on_drag : Function
+        Rocket's drag coefficient as a function of Mach number when the
+        motor is on. Alias for ``power_on_drag_by_mach``.
+    Rocket.power_off_drag_input : int, float, callable, string, array, Function
         Original user input for rocket's drag coefficient when the motor is
-        off. This is preserved for reconstruction and Monte Carlo workflows.
-    Rocket.power_on_drag : int, float, callable, string, array, Function
+        off. Preserved for reconstruction and Monte Carlo workflows.
+    Rocket.power_on_drag_input : int, float, callable, string, array, Function
         Original user input for rocket's drag coefficient when the motor is
-        on. This is preserved for reconstruction and Monte Carlo workflows.
+        on. Preserved for reconstruction and Monte Carlo workflows.
     Rocket.power_off_drag_7d : Function
         Rocket's drag coefficient with motor off as a 7D function of
         (alpha, beta, mach, reynolds, pitch_rate, yaw_rate, roll_rate).
@@ -375,9 +381,12 @@ def __init__(  # pylint: disable=too-many-statements
             interpolation="linear",
             extrapolation="constant",
         )
-        # Saving user input for monte carlo
-        self.power_off_drag = power_off_drag
-        self.power_on_drag = power_on_drag
+        # Saving raw user input for reconstruction and Monte Carlo
+        self._power_off_drag_input = power_off_drag
+        self._power_on_drag_input = power_on_drag
+        # Public API attributes: keep as Function (Mach-only) for backward compatibility
+        self.power_off_drag = self.power_off_drag_by_mach
+        self.power_on_drag = self.power_on_drag_by_mach
 
         # Create a, possibly, temporary empty motor
         # self.motors = Components()  # currently unused, only 1 motor is supported