Date of Award
5-2023
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Departmental Honors
Department
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Abstract
This paper aims to give an overview of the Level 3 certification process through the TRIPOLI Rocketry Association. This paper will also give an overview of Zachary Foster’s Level 3 Certification submission. The overview of the certification submission will include fin flutter calculations, stability calculations, descent rate calculations, flight simulations, flight results, construction overview, drawing package for the airframe, and pre-flight checklists. The results of fin flutter calculations showed that the minimum flutter speed is 1972 ft/s. The maximum flight velocity is 1309.6 ft/s. The flutter calculation has a total factor of safety of 1.5. The stability calculations show a minimum stability of 2.2 cal and a maximum stability of 4.58 cal. The descent rate calculations show a ground hit velocity of 15.75 ft/s. The flight simulations show a maximum altitude of 14787 ft.
Recommended Citation
Foster, Zachary, "Level 3 High Powered Rocketry Certification Through Tripoli Rocketry Association" (2023). Undergraduate Honors Capstone Projects. 966.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/honors/966
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Faculty Mentor
Jackson Graham
Departmental Honors Advisor
Joel Ellsworth