§ 23-15.1-03 — Model rocket standards

North Dakota § 23-15.1-03

• Jurisdiction: North Dakota
• Title 23: Health and Safety
• Ch. 23-15.1: Model Rockets

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Model rocket design and construction standards must comply with the following:
1. The model rocket engine must be a commercially manufactured propellant device and
may not contain more than two and two-tenths ounces [62.37 grams] of propelling
charge and must produce less than eighty newton-seconds of total impulse with a
thrust duration of not less than one-half second.
2. When more than one rocket engine is used, the total propelling charge may not
exceed four and five-tenths ounces [127.57 grams].
3. The model rocket engine used must display on the casing:
a. Total propulsive power category.
b. Time delay.
c. Average thrust in newtons.
4. The rocket must be constructed of paper, plastic, rubber, or wood, except that minor
components such as screw eyes and motor mounts may be of light gauge metal
material.
5. The rocket must include within its construction an effective means for returning the
rocket safely to the ground without causing injury to persons or property.
6. The entire weight of the finished rocket with any payload may not exceed one and
one-tenths pounds [498.95 grams].
7. The model rocket may not contain any type of explosive or pyrotechnic warhead.