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LAUNCH CONTESTS (Patreon)

Published:
2024-09-17 15:32:04
Imported:
2026-06

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We liked Quentin's suggestion and we're running with it for tonight's podcast episode.

What are some of the best launch contests you have seen at a rocket launch? Whether it's LDRS, NSL, a regional event, or your local club. We want to hear what kind of contests you've seen in the world of rocketry.

ALSO. We want to hear what you think would be a good contest!

Comments

David Bilia

This seems like a perfect time to pitch my idea for the ultimate alphabet race. Build and fly everything from 1/4a - O with tie breakers being total combined altitude. You would need to fly and recover the rocket before going up to the next size motor and if when you get back the rocket it doesn’t met the criteria for a cert flight you need to restart at the last successful flight at of the rocket before that the rocket that failed. This would likely take months to complete. If anyone is actually interested in doing this I’m totally down

Justin Gleiter

MDRA back in the 00's used to do a "Mach Madness" contest at their launches. Rules were: Any rocket/motor combination. Rocket had to ascend intact (no shreds/max Q disassembly) and stay under the waiver of ~17k. You had to return your rocket and download the data. Rocket with the highest velocity wins. At the end of the year they would award a "Baddest in the Land" to the overall highest velocity during that year.

Josh Sickles

I really like the hamster dance contest at balls, the concept if fun. Homebuilt motor with a certain maximum impulse and see who can get highest. A lot of long burn motors with rockets that don't always get stable off the pad. A lot of cool designs that really push what they can do.

Spicoli

The send it challenge at i think LDRS 41 where the entire rocket had to fit in a 3in tube and be shipped and assembled onsite, using the shipping tube for the body

Kevin Turner

3L challenge. One rocket flown on motors of all three levels at the same launch.

Emma Humphries

Chip Can Challenge: use single Pringle's can as airframe. Max altitude in three classes: black powder 24mm motors, 29mm motors AP⚡️CP and BP, and whatever motor you can fit into a Pringle's can (Research allowed if flying under Tripoli rules.)

Lanza Colina

LRDS 39 (UROC) did an alphabet challenge as well. Most motors launched of a different letter won in just that launch with the same rocket successfully recovered. I believe they amended it after to say that if they did it again they would classify 1/4A, 1/2A and A to all be in the same letter class.