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From: mjohnson@encad.Wichita.NCR.COM (Mark Johnson)
Newsgroups: sci.space
Subject: Re: Model Rocketry
Message-ID: <537@encad.Wichita.NCR.COM>
Date: 10 Feb 89 18:12:38 GMT
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In article <14446@cup.portal.com> mmm@cup.portal.com (Mark Robert Thorson) writes:
>of "model rocket" is correct, does that mean a rocket fired from an R/C
>airplane model is also not a model rocket?  Gee, that sounds like fun!!!

That is correct...a rocket fired from an RC airplane is NOT a model rocket...
it is not being launched in a safe manner AND is _NOT COVERED BY AMA OR 
NAR INSURANCE_.

Sorry for the strident emphasis, but we've had such a battle with the states
keeping model rocket products available on a general basis that I'm overly
sensitive to anyone who talks openly about misusing them!

To meet the definition of 'model rocket' the following elements are necessary:
(excerpted from memory from FAR Part 101, subpart C (47CFR101)

- gross weight under 1 lb.
- propellant weight under 4 ounces.
- made of fragile materials such as paper, plastic, and lightweight woods.
- launched so as not to create a hazard for persons on the ground or other
  aircraft.
- specifically NOT launched against any target, on the ground or in the air.
- containing no warhead or intentionally explosive device.

these regulations are contained in, and expanded upon, in the NAR's safety
code. 

-- 
Mark Johnson (Mark.Johnson@Wichita.NCR.COM) WB9QLR/0 (Monon RR enthusiast)
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