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I had a thought to try adding TARC for all as a major contest event for NAR fliers. I mentored a team in 2003 and the contest was more complex that year, which I really liked. Here is a thought for the rules:
1. Two-stage rocket, two egg payload, max liftoff weight 1 kg, total Ns 120.
2. Score is max altitude and subtract landing distance to a target spot.
3. Fly twice and average score. Rocket and all stages needs to be the same.
This contest would require solid engineering and would have similar optimizations that professional rockets have. Ie, maximize performance with a payload, land safely, land close to a designated landing zone, and be fully re-usable.
I like TARC-size rockets since they are big enough to include interesting electronics, without being too large. An HPR contest would quickly start seeing flights 20,000+ feet and it would be unfeasible for most people.
Maybe we could tweak the rules and have A division be single stage, one egg, B division two stage and two eggs and C/Team be three stages and three eggs.
Cheers, Alex
1. Two-stage rocket, two egg payload, max liftoff weight 1 kg, total Ns 120.
2. Score is max altitude and subtract landing distance to a target spot.
3. Fly twice and average score. Rocket and all stages needs to be the same.
This contest would require solid engineering and would have similar optimizations that professional rockets have. Ie, maximize performance with a payload, land safely, land close to a designated landing zone, and be fully re-usable.
I like TARC-size rockets since they are big enough to include interesting electronics, without being too large. An HPR contest would quickly start seeing flights 20,000+ feet and it would be unfeasible for most people.
Maybe we could tweak the rules and have A division be single stage, one egg, B division two stage and two eggs and C/Team be three stages and three eggs.
Cheers, Alex