Civil Air Patrol

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Civil Air Patrol
Aero-Space Education
Knowledge. Skills. Attitudes.
Squadron Aerospace EducationTeam
C/John Herman Cadet AEO
Lt. Col. Steve Stein Aerospace Education
Officer 1LT Tom Tye Deputy AEO CPT Dona
Stein Orientation Rides Project Officer
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Civil Air Patrol
Aero-Space Education
Knowledge. Skills. Attitudes.
The Civil Air Patrol Model Rocketry Program A
Primer
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CAP MODEL ROCKETRY PROGRAM

• What is Model Rocketry?
• It is the designing, building, and flying
• of small rockets made of paper,
• plastic, balsa wood or any other non-
• metallic product.
• It is rocket science in miniature.
• The same designing, building, and
• launch operations skills needed to
• launch real rockets apply to model
• rocketry.

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CAP MODEL ROCKETRY PROGRAM

• CAP Model Rocketry Program is the next step after
  studying Module 4-Rockets of the Aerospace
  Dimensions book
• It is designed to cover the basics of rocket
  history, rocket science, rocket building, and the
  safe launch and recovery of model rockets
• It is designed to get both cadets and Officers
  working together
• Upon completion, cadets will be recognized as
  having leadership skills in the field of model
  rocketry

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CAP MODEL ROCKETRY PROGRAM

• Objectives per CAPR 50-20 15 MAR 04 CAP Model
  Rocketry Program
• Acquaint CAP cadets with the importance of
  rocketry and its role in the future
• Increase the cadets knowledge of aerospace
  science and motivate them to attain an even
  greater knowledge of aerospace sciences
• Employ an interest in model rocketry to enrich
  the total development of CAP cadets
• Provide activities and opportunities for the
  development of aerospace leadership skills
• Arouse interest in aerospace careers that require
  knowledge of rocketry
• Contribute to the development of an understanding
  of aerospace power
• Lead to the discovery and furtherance of the
  individual educational needs of cadets aspiring
  to careers in aerospace

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CAP MODEL ROCKETRY PROGRAM

• The Program
• Consists of 3 stages (Redstone, Titan, Saturn)
• EACH stage consists of
• A classroom portion
• A 10-question exam
• A building phase
• A flying phase

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CAP MODEL ROCKETRY PROGRAM

• STAGE 1-REDSTONE
• AE Class on A Brief History of Rocketry and its
  Great Pioneers
• 10-question quiz and complete Official Witness
  Log
• Build and Fly both the Fizzy Flyer Goddard
  Rocket and complete Official Witness Log-Hands
  on Phase
• Discuss what was learned as it relates to
  rocketry
• Complete and Award Redstone Stage Squadron
  Commanders Approval certificate

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CAP MODEL ROCKETRY PROGRAM

• STAGE 2-TITAN
• AE Class on Laws That Govern Rocket Science
• 10-question quiz and fill out Official Witness
  Log
• Build an entry level commercial single stage
  rocket
• Build a scale model commercial single stage
  rocket
• Launch the two Titan-stage kits as an
  out-of-meeting activity and complete the
  Official Witness Log
• Complete and Award Titan Stage Squadron
  Commanders Approval certificate

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CAP MODEL ROCKETRY PROGRAM

• STAGE 3-SATURN
• AE Class on the Model Rocket Safety Code,
  Altitude Tracking, and Model Rocket Engines
• 10-question quiz plus Model Rocket Safety Code
  quiz and fill out Official Witness Log
• Build a Payload Carrier rocket
• Launch the Saturn-stage kit as an out-of-meeting
  activity and complete the Official Witness Log
• Complete and Award Saturn Stage Squadron
  Commanders Approval certificate
• Upon approval of the Squadron Commander award the
  CAP Rocketry Badge. If the cadet has earned the
  Mitchell Award a silver star may be attached to
  the Goddard Achievement Ribbon

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CAP MODEL ROCKETRY PROGRAM

• Time Frame
• 9 classes or build sessions and 2 out of meeting
  activities to complete the program
• We will begin in January 08 and finish May 08
• Costs
• Approximately 40.00 for all rockets and motors
• Squadron will pick up ONE-HALF the costs for
  cadets (Officers will pay full costs)
• Squadron will pick up ancillary costs (building
  supplies, recovery wadding, etc).
• Actual cost for cadets, 20.00

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CAP MODEL ROCKETRY PROGRAM

• TARC
• If there is further interest in CAP rocketry, the
  Team America Rocketry Challenge (TARC) is
  available
• Every year the challenge is a little different.
  Basically a rocket is designed and built by a
  team to meet a specific goal such as carrying a
  specific type of payload to a specific altitude,
  and a specific flight duration
• There are local/regional competitions.
• Regional winners go to the national
• competition where college scholarship
• monies are awarded to the national
• TARC winners

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CAP MODEL ROCKETRY PROGRAM
Rocketry Program Timeline STAGE 1-REDSTONE Class
1--SUN 6 JAN 08 Class on the CAP Model Rocketry
Program 1-hr. UOD Blues Class 2 SUN 20 JAN
08 Class on A Brief History of Rocketry and its
Great Pioneers 10-question quiz 90-min. UOD
Blues Class 3SUN 3 FEB 08 Build and fly the
Fizzy Flyer Goddard Rocket Discuss what was
learned as it relates to rocketry. 90-min. UOD
BDU (dress for weather conditions)
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CAP MODEL ROCKETRY PROGRAM
Rocketry Program Timeline STAGE 2-TITAN Class
4SUN 17 FEB 08 Class on Laws That Govern
Rocket Science 10-question quiz 90-min. UOD
Blues Class 5SUN 2 MAR 08 Build entry level
commercial single stage rocket. 90-min. UOD
BDU Class 6SUN 16 MAR 08 Build a scale model
commercial single stage rocket. 3 hours UOD BDU
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CAP MODEL ROCKETRY PROGRAM
Rocketry Program Timeline Class 7SUN 6 APR
08 Preparing and Launching model rockets. The
rocket range. 1 hour UOD Blues OUT OF MEETING
ACTIVITY 1TENTATIVE DATE SAT 12 APR 08 Launch
the two Titan-stage kits (Possible all-day
activity depending on the number of participants.
Date is dependant on weather and launch field
availability). UOD BDU (dress for weather
conditions)
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CAP MODEL ROCKETRY PROGRAM
Rocketry Program Timeline STAGE 3-SATURN Class
8SUN 20 APR 08 Class on the Model Rocket
Safety Code, Altitude Tracking, and Model
Rocket Engines. 10-question quiz Quiz on Model
Rocket Safety Code 3 hours UOD Blues Class
9SUN 4 MAY 08 Build a Payload Carrier rocket.
3 hours UOD BDU OUT OF MEETING ACTIVITY
2TENTATIVE DATE SAT 10 MAY 08 Launch the
Payload Carrier rocket. (Possible all-day
activity depending on the number of participants.
Date is dependant on weather and launch field
availability). UOD BDU (dress for weather
conditions)
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CAP MODEL ROCKETRY PROGRAM
My dog Rocket Says Grrrr.Rockets are COOL
cuz thats my name!
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