New Aerotech F20 Econo's - Kudo's

These also have less propellant and smaller casings and even different thrust curves. Buyer be aware!

Tom Ha

Non-compliant (club rules) favoritism to particular manufacturers but not others of course.

See above. It CLEARLY triggers several requirements for recertification.

See above.

Absolutely.

Calvinball lives at NAR just like TRA.

Of course. What other possible explanation is there?

I guess mine is predictable, but then given the rules as they are today, it was also completely consistent with them. Unlike the actions of NAR and AeroTech.

Hence errortech.

Maybe it is time for error-NationalAssociationofRocketry.

Excuse me for not paying attention, but is this F20 a reload or an SU motor? 29mm? If a reload, what casing? I couldn't find anything about it on the AT site. Why would I want this F20 if I can get an F21?

Dumb as a liberal len.

Econojets have always been single use. 29mm, 60n-sec F. Probably less since it's a new motor design with an old designator that should be required to be recertified. Since certification has proven to be nearly irrelevant, I guess it really doesn't matter. Consumers will ultimately decide if it's a safe and reliable motor, which it appears to be so far.

Where can I get a job like yours where I can post to RMR all day and get paid?

-John (soon to be too busy to read RMR again)

But at least other brands of uncertified motors are banned while this one is allowed everywhere including mass-market stores and association national launches!

and have people test it if it isn't NAR/TRA/CAR safety

Gary cleared things with S&T. Over a year ago as I understand it. And I checked with S&T before flying the motors or handing them out. The changes don't affect the flight characteristics of the motor. They improve reliability and ease of use.

Bob Kaplow NAR # 18L TRA # "Impeach the TRA BoD" >>> To reply, remove the TRABoD!

And how did S&T know this? I'm sure Gary told them so. Of course, Aerotech did a lot of in-house testing and is motivated by their desire to have a good product with good feedback from the initial public use. But this is a new motor and S&T should not make an exception no matter who the manufacturer is. Otherwise, anything else they test and publish is irrelevant, IMO.

-John

Gary cleared "things" with NAR S&T....? ahh well according to NFPA 1122/25 a model rocket engine cannot be flown unless it is first certed....and if this F20 wasn't certed, how can S&T even consider allowing it to be flown ?

DOes the NAR as the Authority Having Jurisdiction, have the authority and power to waive parts of NFPA 1122/25 as they see fit too?

8.1.3 Model rocket motors, motor-reloading kits, and components

offered for sale, exposed for sale, sold, used, or made

available to the public shall be examined and tested to determine

whether they comply with the standards and requirements

detailed in 8.1.7.

8.1.4* The examination and testing shall be carried out by the

authority having jurisdiction or a recognized testing organization

acceptable to the authority having jurisdiction.

8.1.5 A model rocket motor, motor-reloading kit, or component

that complies with the standards and requirements in

8.1.7 shall be permitted to be certified as acceptable for sale

and use.

8.1.6 Any changes exceeding manufacturing tolerances

made to the physical design or chemical composition of a

model rocket motor, motor-reloading kit, or component(s) by

a manufacturer after certification testing shall be reported to

the authority having jurisdiction, a recognized testing organization,

or both, prior to sale or shipment.

8.1.7 Before granting such certification, samples of a motor

or reloadable motor system shall be examined as follows:

(1) Static testing, conducted at or corrected to sea level and

20°C ± 5°C (68°F ± 9°F), of a minimum of 10 samples to

determine that total impulse, average thrust, and delay

time comply with the following requirements:

(a) Standard deviation of the total impulse data shall be

no greater than 6.7 percent of the mean measured

value.

(b) No time delay shall be measured to have a variation

greater than 1 second or 20 percent (whichever is

greater, but not to exceed 3 seconds) from the labeled

value.

(c) Average thrust shall be within 20 percent (or 1 N,

whichever is greater) of the average thrust that is

computed by dividing the mean total impulse measured

during propellant burn time by the mean propellant

burn time.

(2) For metal-casing reloadable motors, rupture testing of

1 sample to ensure that the casing complies with the burst

pressure and longitudinal failure mode requirements of

7.4.4

(3) Thermal testing to ensure that the casing temperature

during and after static firing complies with 7.4.1

(4) Heat sensitivity testing to ensure that the motor or motorreloading

kit complies with 7.1.2

(5) Examination of the packaging, marking, and instructions

to verify compliance with all provisions of 7.12 through

7.14

From NPFA 1122:

4.19 Model Rocket Motor Requirements.

4.19.1 Only commercially manufactured, certified model rocket

motors or motor reloading kits or components as specified in NFPA

1125, Code for the Manufacture of Model Rocket and High Power Rocket

Motors, shall be used.

5.1 Prohibited Activities. The following activities shall be prohibited

by this code:

(6) Making, operating, launching, flying, testing, activating,

discharging, or other experimentation with model rocket motors,

motor reloading kits, or motor components that have not been

certified in accordance with NFPA 1125, Code for the Manufacture of

Model Rocket and High Power Rocket Motors

shockie B)

and have people test it if it isn't NAR/TRA/CAR safety

See Brucie cannot do it but Bob Kaplow and Jack Kane and "Bunny" can.

Got it?

My point for years and I have been CONSISTENTLY criticized for it.

These ARE the same people that allowed RECORING of motors to stop them from blowing up because they had a shortage of properly made motors/propellant. So UNCERTIFIED configurations were flown at many launches.

OF COURSE.

You people keep telling me uncertified motors are evil too :)

Jerry

kaplow snipped-for-privacy@encompasserve.org.TRABoD (Bob Kaplow) wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@eisner.encompasserve.org:

You vs. everybody else. Aft is the fiery end, forward is the pointy end.

len.

bullpuppy: I suppose a valid argument could be made that the NAR/TRA has no authority where NFPA 1122/25/27 have been adopted.......

For example in the PDRK (peoples democratic republic of kalifornia) its my understanding that none of the above have been adopted.......therefore an argument could be advanced that the NAR/TRA has no authority over rocketry in that state........or any other state that doesn't not adopt nfpa 1122/25/27....

And I really wouldn't have a major problem with that argument..... I suppose JI could sue the NAR/TRA on the grounds that the NAR/TRA is in restraint of trade........

Also I think Utah has also not adopted the NFPA codes......SO theoretically, Aerotech could make a case that they do not have to follow the rules and regulations per manufacturing in NFPA 1125....... Now JI could also make this argument as he reside in PDRK where they also do not adopt these codes........hmmmmm

My questions and the point I am trying to make is that the NAR/TRA utilizes the NFPA 1122/25/27 codes to EXERT there authority over model and high power rocketry....... IT IS the basis of their authority over rocketry activities.....THEY DO NOT have the option to pick and choose when they will utilize these codes to EXERT their authority or lack thereof..........

so are we at the point where manufacturers, end-users, etc can pick and choose which rules and regulations they decide themselves they want to follow? Could it be that the BATFE noticed this situational adherence to the rules and this is what grabbed their notice to our hobby?

Lets take a quick poll....everybody raise your hand if you admit to the following:

1. I have mailed/shipped motors thru the US mails.........
2. I have purchased BP stating I do antique firearms when I really don't
3. I adhere to the MR/HPR Safety codes when they benefit me and I don't use them when they interfere with what I want to do, cause I obviously know better....
4. I have launched LMR/HPR without FAA notifications.....
5. I have launched 205 gerbils,white mice,hamsters,etc and they are all buried in your backyard......

etc etc etc

shockie B)

"shockwaveriderz" wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@comcast.com:

NAR/TRA have no "authority" over rocketry in any state. They are organizations whose membership agrees to abide by specific codes of conduct in exchange for the benefits of membership. The state legislatures and Federal government have "authority" over rocketry to the extent such activities are covered by their legislation. Such legislation may exempt practitioners who abide by such codes of conduct from general prohibitions.

len.

kurt; ahh yeah thats a good example... shockie B)

them when they interfere with what I want to do, cause

Anytime a thread supports what I have been saying for YEARS they are silent.

Jerry

ESPECIALLY THE NAR PRESIDENT.

Jerry

well I just had a rather civil argument with a friend who takes the opposite view from mine, which would be the NAR's and S&T's and Aerotech;s POV, and all I can say, NFPA 1125 has enough holes to drive a TRUCK through.....

evidently all Gary had to do was NOTIFY NAR S&T that his "new" modified F20 was "outside" of the orig>

shockwaveriderz wrote: > len: >

NAR has no control of the NFPA committee.

You should really check and see who is on the NFPA committee before you get carried away like this.

NAR and TRA each have ONE member out of 29 that I see in the report on NFPA 1122.

BATFE has a representative as well.

NAR and TRA by no means control this process.