Tripoli-San Diego President's Challenge

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20k’ (altitude) Challenge Rules

1. The rocket must achieve and record an altitude of at least 20,000 feet and not exceed the waiver limit altitude.
2. The rocket, rocketeer, and launch must all obey the Tripoli HPR Safety Code.
3. The rocket must pass an inspection by a qualified RSO designated by the Launch Director.
4. The rocket and flight plan must be presented to the Launch Director prior to the launch and after the flight.
5. The Launch Director must witness the flight.
6. The rocket must be recovered safely and in flyable condition.
7. Analysis or simulation of maximum achieved altitude must be performed and results available to RSO and Launch Director prior to the flight.
8. Preflight discussion with the RSO and Launch Director to include high altitude flight tracking, high altitude recovery technique, and positive means to determine high altitude deployment has occurred.
9. The rocket must be designed for and implement dual deployment recovery.
10. The recorded altitude and post flight rocket must be presented to the Launch Director for inspection.

2000 MPH (speed) Challenge Rules

1. The rocket must achieve and record a speed of at least 2000 miles per hour.
2. The rocket, rocketeer, and launch must all obey the Tripoli HPR Safety Code.
3. The rocket must pass an inspection by a qualified RSO designated by the Launch Director.
4. The rocket and flight plan must be presented to the Launch Director prior to the launch and after the flight.
5. The Launch Director must witness the flight.
6. The rocket must be recovered safely and in flyable condition.
7. Preflight discussion with the RSO and Launch Director to include construction, fin attachment method, drag separation prevention, and recovery.
8. The recorded speed and post flight rocket must be presented to the Launch Director.

Staging/Clustering/Strap-on Boosters [SCSB] (complex) Challenge Rules

1. Rocket flight must include at least two air-started high power motors and jettison at least one component (stage or strap-on booster with expended high power motor) after motor burnout. The non-jettisoned rocket component must include at least one air-started high power motor. Black Powder (BP) motors do not count.
2. The rocket, rocketeer, and launch must all obey the Tripoli HPR Safety Code.
3. The rocket must pass an inspection by a qualified RSO designated by the Launch Director.
4. The rocket and written flight plan must be presented to the Launch Director prior to the launch and after the flight.
5. The Launch Director must witness the flight.
6. The rocket must be recovered safely and in flyable condition.
7. Preflight discussion with the RSO and Launch Director to include stability for each flight phase, air-start methodology, cluster ignition methodology (if applicable), staging and/or booster jettison methodology, construction, drag separation, and recovery.
8. The rocket must be marked with the Center of Pressure (CP) and Center of Gravity (CG) for each flight phase configuration.
9. All events (air-starts, separations/jettisons, and deployments) must operate as planned.
10. The post flight rocket with all motor cases still installed must be presented to the Launch Director for inspection.
11. Rocketeer must currently be NAR or TRA certified Level 2 (prior to the flight).

 

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