Oct 14, 2021
It is time for the October RocketTalk meeting at Tuxford Swim & Tennis Club in Alpharetta ttonight from 7:00 PM to about 9 PM.
The RocketTalk meeting is where we bring projects to show and techniques to share, and just talk rockets. We cover everything: build questions and techniques; motors; recovery; new and old models; high and low power; model rocket history; real rockets: etc., etc. etc. If it has anything to do with rockets, we love it!!!! You are guaranteed a few minutes of floor time… so bring your latest projects, questions, ideas, finds, complaints, recipes, clean jokes, ocarina improvisations, etc.
For those who are still uncomfortable with in-person meetings, are unvaccinated, or just can’t get to the meeting, we will still have a remote component to the meeting. We will have a TV, laptop, and web cam at the meeting and those who wish can log onto Zoom and participate from home. Just go to the RocketTalk page and click the big blue button.
Sep 8, 2021
The Twentieth Annual American Rocketry Challenge, sponsored by the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) in partnership with the National Association of Rocketry (NAR), has begun accepting registrations for teams of middle and high school students, fielded by schools and youth groups, for this year’s contest. TARC was created in the fall of 2002 as a one-time celebration of the Centennial of Flight, but by popular demand became an annual program.
The rules this year are slightly complex, requiring an airframe with at least two sections of two distinct diameters and each section at least 6″ long. Two raw hen’s eggs mast be carried in one of the sections, oriented on their side (which eliminates some commercially available egg capsules!), and must be returned from flight without damage. The qualification altitude target is 835 feet, and the flight duration range (liftoff to touchdown) is 41 to 44 seconds. Any deviation from those goals determines the score, so a perfect score would be zero. The total power of the rocket may not exceed 80 newton-seconds (the top of the “F” motor range). Other limits are 650 mm total length, and 650 grams total mass. Teams that make it to the finals in May will have to contend with two other sets of targets different from the qualification targets!
More information on this year’s contest can be found at the TARC website: https://rocketcontest.org .
Sep 8, 2021
The Twentieth Annual American Rocketry Challenge, sponsored by the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) in partnership with the National Association of Rocketry (NAR), has begun accepting registrations for teams of middle and high school students, fielded by schools and youth groups, for this year’s contest. TARC was created in the fall of 2002 as a one-time celebration of the Centennial of Flight, but by popular demand became an annual program.
The rules this year are slightly complex, requiring an airframe with at least two sections of two distinct diameters and each section at least 6″ long. Two raw hen’s eggs mast be carried in one of the sections, oriented on their side (which eliminates some commercially available egg capsules!), and must be returned from flight without damage. The qualification altitude target is 835 feet, and the flight duration range (liftoff to touchdown) is 41 to 44 seconds. Any deviation from those goals determines the score, so a perfect score would be zero. The total power of the rocket may not exceed 80 newton-seconds (the top of the “F” motor range). Other limits are 650 mm total length, and 650 grams total mass. Teams that make it to the finals in May will have to contend with two other sets of targets different from the qualification targets!
More information on this year’s contest can be found at the TARC website: https://rocketcontest.org .
Sep 8, 2021
The Twentieth Annual American Rocketry Challenge, sponsored by the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) in partnership with the National Association of Rocketry (NAR), has begun accepting registrations for teams of middle and high school students, fielded by schools and youth groups, for this year’s contest. TARC was created in the fall of 2002 as a one-time celebration of the Centennial of Flight, but by popular demand became an annual program.
The rules this year are slightly complex, requiring an airframe with at least two sections of two distinct diameters and each section at least 6″ long. Two raw hen’s eggs mast be carried in one of the sections, oriented on their side (which eliminates some commercially available egg capsules!), and must be returned from flight without damage. The qualification altitude target is 835 feet, and the flight duration range (liftoff to touchdown) is 41 to 44 seconds. Any deviation from those goals determines the score, so a perfect score would be zero. The total power of the rocket may not exceed 80 newton-seconds (the top of the “F” motor range). Other limits are 650 mm total length, and 650 grams total mass. Teams that make it to the finals in May will have to contend with two other sets of targets different from the qualification targets!
More information on this year’s contest can be found at the TARC website: https://rocketcontest.org .
Aug 17, 2021
In lieu of a second launch this month, Jorge Blanco is welcoming us into his home to celebrate his birthday (more or less) this Saturday (though his birthday is Monday) from 10AM to 2PM. There will be Chick-Fil-A nuggets, chips, soft drinks (non-diet!), and ice cream cake.
Why show up (aside from the food)?:
- Silent Auction: Parachutes and Motor Cases. A 29mm 60-12 is going to start at $20. A 38 & 54mm cases (no closures will go for $30-50). Parachutes up to 6 feet will be bargains. A silent action is where an item for auction is placed where it can be inspected with a bid sheet. Bidders write their name on the bid sheet and bid either the minimum (if no one else has bid) or $1 more than the prior high bid. At the end of the action, the high bidder pays up and takes their item.
- Free rockets. I got a massive collection of expertly finished rockets from Leonard Boswell and a couple of other people. He wants these rockets given away. These are Mid through Clustered high power rockets. One of the rockets to be given away is Steve Corrigal’s Bucky Jones….beautiful rocket! Please take only what you can fly (if you have no high power certification, don’t take a rocket with a 54mm mount….your family will hate you)
Location:
12110 Brookfield Club Dr.
Roswell, Ga. 30075-1264
Look for a large rocket in the front yard and/or the club banner.
