TRA also has their own records, but the page links are broken.
Most of the TRA records can be accessed from here. It's not ideal and not completely up to date (Nick Lottering's flights are not there for example):
https://www1.tripoli.org/Membership/CompetitionsandRecords/tabid/285/Default.aspx
I find the NAR list unbelievably confusing. It seems like there are so many categories, age divisions, etc. that I simply have no idea how to find a simple answer to basic "what is the X record" questions.
I find the NAR list unbelievably confusing. It seems like there are so many categories, age divisions, etc. that I simply have no idea how to find a simple answer to basic "what is the X record" questions. And with (as Bob noted) TRA's webpages being broken, out of date, or whatever, it's hardly any better there.
Say I wanted to know - "What are the current NAR/TRA altitude records for F-impulse motors?". The more I try to find out, the more confusing it gets.
s6
Altitude events may use single or multistage rockets and the relevant item is the total installed impulse, so for 80 Ns F altitude events you could launch a 2-stage rocket with each stage using a full 40 Ns E motor...2089 METERS?!
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I find the NAR list unbelievably confusing. It seems like there are so many categories, age divisions, etc. that I simply have no idea how to find a simple answer to basic "what is the X record" questions. And with (as Bob noted) TRA's webpages being broken, out of date, or whatever, it's hardly any better there.
Say I wanted to know - "What are the current NAR/TRA altitude records for F-impulse motors?". The more I try to find out, the more confusing it gets.
s6
I wonder what the Micro Maxx sized rocket record is.
I don't think anyone ever made a composite motor for an MMX Rocket.
I know about the EX motors and the Apogee in 13mm, but maybe the motor case would just be too small MMX scale to have any room left for a sliver of propellant and some kind of core ignition source.
Bumped to 84 meters, carrying an altimeter!You don't have to wonder, MMX is categorized as 1/8A in the NAR records.
Looks like 82m.
kj
I get Page not Found for the FAI link. I was wondering if they actually certify and maintain general altitude records in motor classes, or if they only deal with records of weird models in accordance with the specific FAI competition events?https://www.fai.org/ciam-our-sport/s-space-models
This is the international spacemodeling competition organization and keepers of the international records of the covered model rocket categories.
NAR has their own US records for their classes of competition. https://www.nar.org/contest-flying/records/
TRA also has their own records, but the page links are broken.
Bob
FAI maintains records for all of their various aviation activities. Spacemodeling is a very tiny part of what they do. International model rocketry is very different from NAR style events. There are 8 events routinely held at international space modeling contests. Almost all of those are flown in a fashion similar to NAR multi-round events. So "records" are not really applicable to those events. The only FAI Spacemodeling event in which records are maintained is the altitude event, S1B. Here is a link to the current record: https://fai.org/record/18602
Since that record was set the rules have changed, outlawing pistons, so it is unlikely that record will be beaten.
As for the FAI "weird" models, LOL, the 30+ other countries who compete in those events consider them normal. NAR style events like Plastic Model Conversion, Superroc duration, Classic Model, Spot Landing, and Egg Lofting seem "weird" to them.
If you want to know the best performance of any event using standardized motors like we use in the U.S. (not routinely used in competition by the rest of the world), look at the NAR records page for low and mid-power events, Tripoli records for high power events.
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