D Engine Superroc Altitude
21.1 Super-Roc Altitude Competition comprises nine events
open to single-staged model rockets whose body length is no less than
the minimum allowed for the classes of the event. The purpose of this
competition is to achieve the greatest altitude possible with the
longest rocket possible without impairing the structural integrity of
the rocket.
21.2 An entry that comes apart, bends so as to crimp the
body, or has a similar structural failure prior to ejection shall be
disqualified.
21.3 The model is allowed to separate into two or more
unattached parts after ejection, provided that each part conforms to the
provisions of Rule 3.5. The recovery system shall be enclosed totally
within the model until ejection.
21.4 Entries with bodies or significant structural parts made
from hard or potentially unsafe material (e.g., hardwood doweling or
fiberglass shafts) shall not be allowed, under the provisions of Rule
1.1.
21.5 Super-Roc Altitude Competition shall be scored as
follows: the length in centimeters of the model, as measured from the
tip of the nose cone to the aftmost end of the motor nozzle, up to the
maximum length for that category, shall be awarded as static points. No
additional points are awarded for any length beyond the maximum. The
altitude of the model in meters, as tracked and reduced, shall be
awarded as flight points. The static points and flight points thus
obtained shall be multiplied to determine the score. The contestant
achieving the highest score shall be declared the winner.
21.6 This competition is divided into classes based on the
permissible total impulse of the motor(s). The following classes of
Super-Roc Altitude competition are established: