Model Rocket Safety Code

What does NAR stand for?

• National Aliens Research

• National Association of Realtors

• Non Accidental Release

• National Association of Rocketry

What is the NAR safety code?

• Rules intended to prevent accidents when building model rockets.

• A set of common-sense guidelines to prevent injury and accidents when launching model rockets.

• More government regulations that take away our freedom to have fun and only end up making

  rocketry more expensive for everyone.

What is the purpose of the launch lugs?

• To give the rocket a cool look, just like the rockets NASA flies.

• To slip over the launch rod, which guides the rocket until it reaches a stabilizing flight speed

• They help stabilize rocket at high speeds.

• The NAR Safety Code does not mention launch lugs.

What is the maximum launch angle permissible in the NAR Safety Code?

• 30° from vertical

• 45° from vertical

• 60° from vertical

• The launch angle that results in the “closest-to-the-launch-pad-recovery” so you don’t have to walk

  too far to retrieve the rocket. It is determined by using the RockSim software.

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What is the minimum Sq. Ft. a launch site would need to be in order to

launch a “A” class motor?

• 50 sq.ft.

• 100 sq.ft.

• 200 sq.ft.

• 1000 sq.ft.

What is the maximum wind speed for safe rocket flight according to the

NAR safety code?

• 5 mph

• 10 mph

• 15 mph

• 20 mph

For the D motors or smaller, what is the minimum safe distance to the launchpad before the countdown?

• 5 ft away

• 10 ft away

• 15 ft away

• 30 ft away

What is the purpose of the blast deflector?

• To keep the launch pad from tipping over on windy days.

• To provide something solid for the rocket to push against so it can rise up into the air.

• To keep the engine’s flame from hitting the ground, where it might start a grass fire.

When is it permissible to use a match and a fuse to ignite a rocket engine?

• Only when your launch controller’s batteries are dead, and you have no other way to set off

  the engine

• After a heavy rain shower has really soaked the grass on the launch field and the possibility of

  a grass fire is remote.

• It is never permissible.

Why shouldn’t you launch rockets into clouds?

• You could trigger cloud-to-ground lightning

• You lose site of the rocket, and then you don’t know where it came down

• You can’t see aircraft flying above or in the clouds, and you could pose a hazard to those within

  the aircraft.

• All of the choices