NFPA 1127-2018 Code for High Power Rocketry

NFPA 1127-2018 Code for High Power Rocketry. 3.3.13.1 High Power Rocket. A rocket vehicle that (1) is propelled by one or more high power rocket motors; or (2) is propelled by a combination of model rocket motors having an installed total impulse of more than 320 N-sec (71.9 lb-sec); or (3) is propelled by a combination of model rocket motors having more than a total of 125 g (4.4 oz) of propellant weight; or (4) weighs more than 1500 g (53 oz) with motor(s) installed. 3.3.13.1.1 Complex High Power Rocket. A high power rocket that is multistaged or propelled by two or more rocket motors. 3.3.13.2 Model Rocket. A rocket that (1) weighs no more than 1500 g (53 oz) with motors installed; and (2) is propel‐ led by one or more model rocket motors having an installed total impulse of no more than 320 N-sec (71.9 lb-sec); and (3) contains no more than a total of 125 g (4.4 oz) of propellant weight. [1122, 2018] 3.3.14 Rocket Engine. See 3.3.15, Rocket Motor. 3.3.15 Rocket Motor. A device containing propellant that provides the force or thrust to cause a rocket to move. [1122, 2018] 3.3.15.1 High Power Rocket Motor. A rocket motor that has no more than 40,960 N-sec (9209 lb-sec) of total impulse, and that does not otherwise meet all the requirements for a model rocket motor set forth in NFPA 1125. [1125, 2017] 3.3.15.2 Hybrid Rocket Motor. A rocket motor that utilizes a fuel and an oxidizer in different physical states (solid, liquid, or gaseous). 4.1 Range Safety Offcer (RSO) Requirements and Responsi‐ bilities 4.1.1 The RSO shall have knowledge of NFPA 1127. 4.1.2 The RSO shall possess the technical competency of high power rocketry safety as determined by the AHJ. 4.1.3 The RSO shall have the authority to intervene and control any safety aspect of a high power rocket launch when, in his or her judgment, a potential or actual danger, accident, or unsafe condition exists. 4.1.4 The RSO shall be permitted to delegate authority descri‐ bed in this code to other persons meeting the requirements of 4.1.1 and 4.1.2. 4.2 User Certifcation. Only a certifed user shall be permit‐ ted to launch a high power rocket. 4.3 Operating Clearances. High power rockets shall only be launched in compliance with the following: (1) This code (2) 49 USC 1348, 72 Statute 749, Section 307, “Airspace Control and...