Team America Rocketry Challenge (TARC) 2014-2015 September 2014 Kick-off Meeting

1. TARC 2014-2015 AIAA OC Rocketry Team America Rocketry Challenge(TARC)2014-2015September 2014 Kick-off Meeting

2. TARC 2014-2015 AIAA OC Rocketry WhatisTARC?

3. TARC 2014-2015 AIAA OC Rocketry Team America Rocketry Challenge “Team America Rocketry Challenge (TARC) provides 7th through 12th grade students a realistic experience in designing a flying aerospace vehicle that meets a specified set of mission and performance requirements. Students work together in teams the same way aerospace engineers do”

4. TARC 2014-2015 AIAA OC Rocketry Video on line at http://aiaaocrocketry.org/AIAAOCRocketryDocs/TARC2013/TARC_TeamAmericaRocketryChallenge.wmv

5. TARC 2014-2015 AIAA OC Rocketry • International Rocketry Contest • Up to 1000 teams • 7th through 12th graders • Compete for scholarships and a trip to an Air Show in Europe • Each year a challenge is issued in the form of a specification • Maximum weight • Minimum length • Certain altitude • Duration of flight • Payload • And more…

6. TARC 2014-2015 AIAA OC Rocketry • Once you are given a specification for a rocket with payload • You design and simulate your rocket using a CAD program • You build and test launch your rocket • You modify your design and test launch again until the specifications are met • You qualify by declaring 3 test flights to be scored – before flight • If you are in the top 100 teams, you go to Washington DC for final fly-offs

7. TARC 2014-2015 AIAA OC Rocketry The 2014-2015Challenge

8. TARC 2014-2015 AIAA OC Rocketry There are more rules – see the Team Handbook – the final authority • Rocket requirements • Must comply with the NAR safety code • Must be no less than 650mm (25.6”) long • Must not exceed 650 grams in weight • Use an approved “F” motor or lower (or multiple motors total of 80 Newton-seconds or less) • Payload (egg and altimeter) portion must return separately on its own parachute • Must contain one approved altimeter (PerfectFlite APRA or Pnut) • Portion with rocket motor must return separately with any safe recovery method • May not be a kit designed to carry an egg • No pyrotechnic charges except those provided as part of the commercially made motor • Flight requirements • Must attain an altitude of exactly 800ft • Must have a total flight duration of 46 – 48 seconds • Must carry a payload of one raw hen’s egg, 55 – 60 grams in weight and return undamaged • Team members (not adults) do the work

9. TARC 2014-2015 AIAA OC Rocketry 2014 – 2015 Scoring Final score is the sum of the two best scores Scores must be received by at the offices of AIA by 3/30/2015 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time • Similar to golf – the lower the score the better • Target altitude is 800 ft • Each foot your altitude is different costs 1 point • Accuracy is down to 1 foot measured by an on-board altimeter (PerfectFlite APRA or Pnut) • Target time window is 46 to 48 seconds from liftoff until the payload touches down (or can no longer be seen) • In the window costs 0 points • Each second your time is different costs 4 points • Time is measured to .01 seconds idependently by two observers on the ground • Up to three Qualification Flights must be made between 9/2/2014 and 3/30/2015 – you MUST make two • Second flight at finals will be 775 feet and 45-47 seconds

10. TARC 2014-2015 AIAA OC Rocketry How are you going to do this?

11. TARC 2014-2015 AIAA OC Rocketry • Teams must be sponsored by a non-profit organization with a youth program • Teams must be 3 – 10 members • All members must be in 7th through 12th grades • You need a lot of different skills – not just “rocket scientists” – members that • Like to lead and manage • Technically skilled for design • Mechanically skilled to helpe build • Computer literate for Computer Aided Design and simulation • Members that like to track budgets and fundraise • One team member must be the Program Manager • Each team member must make a significant contribution to the design, building and/or launching • Team members can be added or dropped until the 1st qualification flight Assemble a team • No limit to the number of teams from any one sponsoring organization. • But if more than 3 teams qualify from one sponsor, only the 3 teams with the best scores can go to finals • Those 3 teams can add members from other qualifying teams from that sponsor up to a maximum of 10 per team

12. TARC 2014-2015 AIAA OC Rocketry • Each team member should read and understand the contest and safety rules in the Handbook • Meet often to discuss options and work on your design • Identify what you need to know and needed areas of expertise • Establish a schedule with dates and stick to it • Estimate your costs and your fundraising needs and methods Early Team Tasks

13. TARC 2014-2015 AIAA OC Rocketry NAR Safety Code Highlights • Use only lightweight, non metal parts for the nose, body, and fins • Use only certified and approved commercially made motors • Use an electrical launch system with safety interlock for the ignition switch • Use a launch rod, tower or rail pointed to within 30 degrees of vertical • Don’t launch at targets, into clouds, or near airplanes • Assure adequate space (“F” motors require a minimum of 1000 ft across launch site • You must use a recovery system (parachute(s) or streamer • Read the full Model Rocket Safety Code in the Handbook

14. TARC 2014-2015 AIAA OC Rocketry • Schedule: Use Microsoft Office “Excel” or Open Office “Calc” to show tasks and time – then stick to your schedule! Schedule and Budget Budget: Use the same tool to get an estimate of what you will spend on this project – then you know how much money you will need to raise

15. TARC 2014-2015 AIAA OC Rocketry • You might want to have each member research a different area and report to the team to share their knowledge • Areas of expertise might include • Payload (protect the eggs) • Recovery (deliver eggs from altitude) • Airframe design, fins, nose cone • Rocksim CAD Design • Motors and igniters • Effects of weather on the rocket • Collect and analyze launch data • Construction and finish • Budget and fundraising • Discuss design concepts – you might want one joint design, or try several different designs Research areas of expertise

16. TARC 2014-2015 AIAA OC Rocketry Evaluate potential designs Make use of your technology experts • Long or short body • Shape of nose cone • Shape of fins • Placement of egg payload • Protection of egg payload • Shape of parachute • Black Powder or APCP motor • Materials to use • The list goes on and on • The team needs to make educated decisions

17. TARC 2014-2015 AIAA OC Rocketry Design and Simulate with Rocksim

18. TARC 2014-2015 AIAA OC Rocketry RockSim – Design & Motor Selection

19. TARC 2014-2015 AIAA OC Rocketry RockSim - Simulation

20. TARC 2014-2015 AIAA OC Rocketry Order and receive parts and motors

21. TARC 2014-2015 AIAA OC Rocketry Build your design(s)Construction is as important as design for consistency of flights

22. TARC 2014-2015 AIAA OC Rocketry Test and Tune Your Design Record details of the vehicle, motor, flight, and weather conditions for EACH flight to use to refine your design after the launch

23. TARC 2014-2015 AIAA OC Rocketry • Very restrictive - NOT in your back yard, park, or school yard • State of California requires the landowners permission, the local fire authority’s permission, and often a permit ($300 - $1,000 per day) • Rockets above 500g and with larger motors have more restrictions in California Where can you launch? • Best to launch at organized launches • (Distances are from the city of Orange) • R.O.C. in Lucerne Dry Lake past Apple Valley (about 100 miles) • D.A.R.T. at Fiesta Island near San Diego (about 90 miles) • S.C.R.A. at Santa Fe Dam Recreation Area (about 35 miles) – limit is 500g rockets and “C” motors in spring • There are more sites even further away – we will use those if needed

24. TARC 2014-2015 AIAA OC Rocketry The Qualification Flight • The Qualification Flights are your ticket to the finals • You can make up to 3, your final score is the sum of the best 2 • There is no single qualification event – you can make a qualification flight at any launch with a NAR observer • You declare your Qualification Flight BEFORE the launch • The NAR observer will inspect your rocket before flight • Safety – is it stable and well built? • For rule compliance – one egg, motor size, correct altimeter, separates, payload on parachute • He will record the results • You need to send in the results

25. TARC 2014-2015 AIAA OC Rocketry Qualify!

26. TARC 2014-2015 AIAA OC Rocketry Video on line at http://aiaaocrocketry.org/AIAAOCRocketryDocs/TARC2013/ASAT_TARC2010-W-Beeps.wmv

27. TARC 2014-2015 AIAA OC Rocketry Attend Finals near Washington D.C.

28. TARC 2014-2015 AIAA OC Rocketry Previous TARC Years

29. TARC 2014-2015 AIAA OC Rocketry How can AIAA OC Section help? • Teams must be attached to a non-profit organization with a youth program such as AIAA, a school, scout troop, 4H • Each organization can have any number of teams of 3 to 10 members each, but only 3 teams can go to finals • If your school, 4H, scout troop or other youth program will not let you form a team attached to them, you can become an AIAA team or we will find other professional organization • For any team • We will provide mentoring as needed • We will provide a place to meet with PCs with Rocksim • We will provide construction materials (glue, fin jigs etc.) • We will have many launch outings to test and fine-tune • We will help you put together a field box with essential tools and support materials – we have 10 tool boxes to LOAN

30. TARC 2014-2015 AIAA OC Rocketry Budget • Fundraising • Sales: Garage, Sees Candy, Mary Kaye Cosmetics • Corporate Sponsors: Industry, Aerospace, Local Businesses • Do chores, beg parents to help (it’s your responsibility to raise money, not your parents) • Teams are responsible for their own expenses • Materials to build one rocket: $25 - $50 (2 or more per design) • Motors to launch: $6 - $19 each (10 – 30 launches total) • Small “E” Black Powder Single Use: $6.00 • Estes or Aerotech APCP “E” Single Use: $15 - $18 • Estes or Aerotech APCP “F” Single Use: $18 • Aerotech or Cesaroni APCP “E” Reloads: $9 - $15 + One Casing • Aerotech or Cesaroni APCP “F” Reloads: $15 - $19 + One Casing • Transportation to the launches (gas and vehicle) • WHEN you make the finals • Air Fare to Washington DC - $400/person • Hotel ($89/room/night – share rooms) • Meals ($5-$10/meal)

31. TARC 2014-2015 AIAA OC Rocketry Schedule 2014 • 9/2 – 12/12: Sign up (completed paid application received) • September 20 & 28th – AIAA OC Section TARC 2015 kick-off • October 11: ROCtober Youth Launch at Lucerne Dry Lake • November 8: ROCstock – large launch at Lucerne Dry Lake • Sept – Dec: Design, build, and test – the earlier the better 2015 • Jan – 3/30: Refine design and continue to test • 3/30 – Must have completed all qualification flights • 3/30 – Qualification flight forms RECEIVED at AIA • 4/3 – top 100 teams announced • 5/9 – Final Fly-offs near Washington DC • 5/10 – Alternate Final Fly-off in case of inclement weather More Information http://rocketcontest.org http://AIAAOCRocketry.org http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NARTARC http://www.nar.org

32. TARC 2014-2015 AIAA OC Rocketry How to proceed from here Teams can go on line to sign up OR complete the “TARC 2015 Application Packet” Each team member needs to submit the completed and signed “Parent/Guardian Consent & Release Form” – this can also be done on line

33. TARC 2014-2015 AIAA OC Rocketry • New teams might want to build and fly 2.6” rocket kit as a group, or have each member build and fly a smaller kit to get some experience before designing. • Start as soon as possible with your design – time passes very fast and school must come first. • Select your motor early from RockSim and validate with test flights – motors can be difficult to find December - March • After you select and validate which motor you will be using, buy all the motors you need at one time with the same lot number • Prepare for bad weather and cancelled launches January through March A Few General Tips Our Favorite Launch Site – Lucerne Dry Lake – isn’t always Dry

34. TARC 2014-2015 AIAA OC Rocketry Thank youQuestions? Disclaimer: Read the handbook and the rules. If there is any discrepancy between this presentation and the official NAR and AIA documents, those documents win.