Home
President’s
Challenge
Launch
Site
Launch
Schedule

Contacts

Vendors

Other Info

President's Challenge Results

Back to President’s Challege Rules

20k’ (altitude) Challenge

  • Date: 6/4/11
  • Flyer: Mike Caplinger
  • Rocket Name: K20K II
  • Motor: CTI K300
  • Weight: 7 lbs
  • Diameter: 54mm
  • Length: 49"
  • Fins: 3
  • Altitude: 21,127 feet
  • Speed: Mach 1.57
  • Time to Apogee: 32s
  • Contruction: Blue tube airframe, plywood fins with tip-to-tip fiberglass
  • Date: 11/7/09
  • Flyer: Frank Hermes
  • Rocket Name: Hermes 9
  • Motor: M750W
  • Weight: 33.7 lbs
  • Diameter: 4"
  • Length: 87.2"
  • Fins: 3
  • Altitude: 21,380 feet
  • Speed: Mach 1.43
  • Time to Apogee: 30.61s
  • Contruction: Fiberglass tubes and aluminum fin can
  • Date: 11/7/09
  • Flyer: Greg Smith
  • Rocket Name: EM-SEM-FITY
  • Motor: M750W
  • Weight: 33.98 lbs
  • Diameter: 4"
  • Length: 94"
  • Fins: 4
  • Altitude: 20,212 feet
  • Speed: Mach 0.79
  • Contruction: Carbon fiber over phenolic
  • Date: 11/7/09
  • Flyer: Mark Clauson
  • Rocket Name: IIXTREEME
  • Motor: M650W
  • Weight: 17.0 lbs
  • Diameter: 3"
  • Length: 73"
  • Fins: 3
  • Altitude: 22,191 feet
  • Speed: Mach 1.55
  • All cardboard tubes and carbon fiber/end grain Balsa panel fins

 

Copyright © 2007-2010 Tripoli San Diego. All rights reserved.
 

bottombar