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Aerotech-Licensed Manufacturers Certified
Aerotech has announced the licensing of other manufacturers to produce and sell components of their patented "Reloadable Motor System." NAR S&T has agreed to honor the certification of these casings so long as they are built under license from Aerotech and constructed to the same specifications as the original Aerotech components. The first such licensee uses the trade name, "Dr. Rocket."

FSI F100 Now Designated F80
Flight Systems Inc. has relabeled their F100 model rocket motor as the F80. Under the definitions of a model rocket motor (cf. NFPA 1122), the average thrust must be 80 Newtons or less. Both remain certified for contest use and general use as a model rocket motor.

NAR Member HPR Certification Motors Clarified
NAR members using motors for NAR High Power Rocket certification should use the manufacturer's motor designation of impulse class. Some NAR members questioned what designation to use when the manufacturer designated impulse class differed from tested impulse class for some Tripoli certified motors. It is the decision of the NAR Sport Services Committee, as reviewed by the NAR Board of Trustees, to utilize the manfacturer designation.

Tripoli Hybrid Certifications Recognized
The NAR Board of Trustees has voted to recognize the certification of all hybrid motors certified after testing by the Tripoli Rocket Association for use by qualified NAR members. Prior to this action, NAR S&T examined the test data before honoring the certification. With the retirement of this procedure, NAR members may now use hybrid motors as soon as they are announced as having been certified.

Jim Cook, Secretary for
NAR Standards & Testing
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Jack Kane, Chairman