{"id":623,"date":"2009-10-30T15:59:15","date_gmt":"2009-10-30T22:59:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rocketsnw.com\/?page_id=623"},"modified":"2009-10-30T18:54:16","modified_gmt":"2009-10-31T01:54:16","slug":"rocket-classifications","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/northwestrocketry.com\/?page_id=623","title":{"rendered":"Rocket Classifications"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Article: 0623<br \/>\nBy Randall, October 2009<\/p>\n<p>As of November, 2009, the following classifications apply to model rocketry:<\/p>\n<p>(a) Class 1\u2014Model Rocket means an amateur rocket that:<\/p>\n<p>(1) Uses no more than 125 grams (4.4 ounces) of propellant;<\/p>\n<p>(2) Uses a slow-burning propellant;<\/p>\n<p>(3) Is made of paper, wood, or breakable plastic;<\/p>\n<p>(4) Contains no substantial metal parts; and<\/p>\n<p>(5) Weighs no more than 1,500 grams (53 ounces), including the propellant.<\/p>\n<p>(b) Class 2\u2014High-Power Rocket means an amateur rocket other than a model rocket that is propelled by a motor or motors having a combined total impulse of 40,960 Newton-seconds (9,208 pound-seconds) or less.<\/p>\n<p>(c) Class 3\u2014Advanced High-Power Rocket means an amateur rocket other than a model rocket or high-power rocket.<\/p>\n<p>Additional reference information is available <a href=\"http:\/\/ecfr.gpoaccess.gov\/cgi\/t\/text\/text-idx?c=ecfr&amp;rgn=div5&amp;view=text&amp;node=14:2.0.1.3.15&amp;idno=14#14:2.0.1.3.15.3\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Article: 0623 By Randall, October 2009 As of November, 2009, the following classifications apply to model rocketry: (a) Class 1\u2014Model Rocket means an amateur rocket that: (1) Uses no more than 125 grams (4.4 ounces) of propellant; (2) Uses a slow-burning propellant; (3) Is made of paper, wood, or breakable plastic; (4) Contains no substantial [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":382,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/northwestrocketry.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/623"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/northwestrocketry.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/northwestrocketry.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/northwestrocketry.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/northwestrocketry.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=623"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/northwestrocketry.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/623\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":631,"href":"https:\/\/northwestrocketry.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/623\/revisions\/631"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/northwestrocketry.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/382"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/northwestrocketry.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=623"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}