SoAR returns to the sod farm near Braselton today for a launch along with a Cub Scout group, but the public is welcome to attend. We’ll be able to fly up to the normal limit of G motors. Note: this is the same place we were at about a year ago, and the same field SoAR flew from back in 2003 (the attached photo is from a TARC qualification launch there in 2003).
A number of SoAR members made the trip to Manchester, TN for this year’s version of Southern Thunder. Jorge had the old club banner displayed prominently and had the big club tent set up as a common area. Members present included Jim Philips, David Tripp, Kevin Scholberg, Monica Helms, Mario Panebianco, and at least three or four others.
A Creekview High School (Canton, GA) team won the National Team America Rocketry Challenge (TARC) on Saturday and now is headed to international competition.
The winning team led by student Captain Amanda Semler is made up of Austin Bralick, Nick Dimos, Bailey Robertson and Andrew White. The students are part of Creekview High School’s Aeronautics Team program sponsored by teachers Todd Sharrock and Tim Smyrl.
In addition to the team’s cash prize of $10,500 plus $1,000 for the school, the team will travel to London in July as the guests of the Raytheon Company to compete against top students teams from the United Kingdom, France and Japan at the Farnborough Air Show — the biggest aerospace show and exhibition in the world.
Team One from Creekview High School of Canton, GA wins the 2014 Team America Rocketry Challenge. Over 700 teams from across the country participated in the Challenge this year. From those 101 teams flew in the finals which were held Saturday in The Plains, Virginia.
The team receives a $10,500 prize, and a trip to the Farnborough International Airshow just outside of London, UK where they will compete in a flyoff with teams from UK, France, and Japan! Members of the team include Amanda Semler, 18; Andrew White, 16; Nick Dimos, 16; Austin Bralick, 16; and Bailey Robertson, 15.
Flight 1 scored just 6 off a perfect score of zero, and flight two was 8.88 for a total of 14.88 points, over three points better than the second place team. Creekview’s Team 3 scored 52.96 on their first flight and did not make the flyoff, which was shortened to one flight due to weather. More details later!
Two teams from Creekview High School in Canton, teams 1 and 3, have made the finals of the Team America Rocketry Challenge (TARC) for 2014. They will be headed to The Plains, Virginia for the flyoff on May 10.
TARC is a co-production of the National Association of Rocketry (NAR) and the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA), and has been running since Fall 2002.
Approximately 7,000 students from across the nation compete in TARC each year. Teams design, build and fly a model rocket that reaches a specific altitude and duration determined by a set of rules developed each year. This year the rules challenge each team to design and build a model rocket that can travel to a height of 825 feet and back within 48 to 50 seconds. Each rocket must also deploy two identical parachutes carrying precious cargo — two raw eggs that must return safely to the ground undamaged. Scores are determined by how close they come to the required height and time; damaged eggs disqualify the flight. TARC poses a different challenge each year, and 2014’s dual-parachute requirement combined with the tight timing window and other structural criteria make this contest the most difficult in the competition’s 12-year history. The contest is designed to encourage students to study math and science and pursue careers in aerospace.
The top 100 teams, based on local qualification flights, are invited to Washington, DC in May for the national finals. Prizes include $60,000 in cash and scholarships split between the top 10 finishers. NASA invites top teams to participate in their Student Launch Initiative, an advanced rocketry program. AIA member companies, such as Lockheed Martin and Raytheon have sponsored additional prizes such as scholarship money and a trip to an international air show.
Two teams from Creekview High School in Canton, teams 1 and 3, have made the finals of the Team America Rocketry Challenge (TARC) for 2014. They will be headed to The Plains, Virginia for the flyoff on May 10.
TARC is a co-production of the National Association of Rocketry (NAR) and the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA), and has been running since Fall 2002.
Approximately 7,000 students from across the nation compete in TARC each year. Teams design, build and fly a model rocket that reaches a specific altitude and duration determined by a set of rules developed each year. This year the rules challenge each team to design and build a model rocket that can travel to a height of 825 feet and back within 48 to 50 seconds. Each rocket must also deploy two identical parachutes carrying precious cargo — two raw eggs that must return safely to the ground undamaged. Scores are determined by how close they come to the required height and time; damaged eggs disqualify the flight. TARC poses a different challenge each year, and 2014’s dual-parachute requirement combined with the tight timing window and other structural criteria make this contest the most difficult in the competition’s 12-year history. The contest is designed to encourage students to study math and science and pursue careers in aerospace.
The top 100 teams, based on local qualification flights, are invited to Washington, DC in May for the national finals. Prizes include $60,000 in cash and scholarships split between the top 10 finishers. NASA invites top teams to participate in their Student Launch Initiative, an advanced rocketry program. AIA member companies, such as Lockheed Martin and Raytheon have sponsored additional prizes such as scholarship money and a trip to an international air show.