A high-power rocket lifts off at Taupiri

The New Zealand Rocketry Association is a model rocketry organisation based in Auckland, New Zealand. The NZRA holds launches and meetings bi-monthly at its Taupiri launch site,[1] an hour south of Auckland, and has an annual launch day.[2] Launch clearance from the Civil Aviation Authority is required for all launches, to ensure there are no aircraft flying through the area.[1]

Altitude Records

The NZRA holds altitude records within New Zealand for each class of rocket motor, from A-N (except for M), for both single stage and multistage/cluster rockets. Every record, as of October 2023, is listed below:

Single Stage NZRA Altitude Records
Motor Class Motor: Name(s) of Holder(s): Date: Altitude:
A A8-3 Tom, Antoni & Emilia Mackenzie 14/6/2020 279 m (915 ft)
B B6-6 Tom, Antoni & Emilia Mackenzie 6/2/2021 269 m (883 ft)
C C12-6 Oliver Bergquist 19/12/2021 272 m (892 ft)
D D24-T Jack Davies 1/12/2013 646 m (2,119 ft)
E E12 Jack Davies 31/5/2014 795 m (2,608 ft)
F F24W Jack Davies 9/3/2014 1,008 m (3,307 ft)
G G80T Ian Parker & Dave Stephens 7/5/2022 1,742 m (5,715 ft)
H H268R Jim Hefkey 6/5/2012 2,512 m (8,241 ft)
I I391SN Kelvin McVinnie 9/1/2022 2,739 m (8,986 ft)
J J510 Joel Schiff 3/5/2014 5,600 m (18,400 ft)
K K480 Joel Schiff & Martin Aspell 7/4/2013 6,135 m (20,128 ft)
L L546 Kelvin McVinnie 9/2/2020 4,666 m (15,308 ft)
N N1000W Joel Schiff & Martin Aspell 20/2/2011 10,275 m (33,711 ft)
Multistage/Cluster NZRA Altitude Records
Motor Class: Motors: Name(s) of Holder(s): Date: Altitude:
E 3x D18-6 Dean & Grayson Spittle 10/1/2021 301 m (988 ft)
I I200W, G64W Jack Davies 3/5/2014 574 m (1,883 ft)
N M1939W, 2x J800T, 2x K700W Craig Packard 20/2/2011 3,173 m (10,410 ft)
O N2000W, 4x K700W Craig Packard 5/2/2012 3,958 m (12,986 ft)

Currently highest altitude record within New Zealand was set by Martin Aspell and Joel Schiff, of 10,275 m (33,711 ft), on 20 February 2011, with a N1000W motor.[3] The previous highest record was set by Phil Vukovich, of 8,378 m (27,487 ft), on 6 September 2008.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Taupiri to Nasa: We have liftoff". The New Zealand Herald. 4 February 2002. Retrieved 3 August 2009.
  2. ↑ "Getting the blast-off perfect it is rocket science". Waikato Times. 4 February 2008. Retrieved 3 August 2009.
  3. ↑ "NZ Rocketry Association - Records". www.nzrocketry.org.nz. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  4. ↑ "Rocket man soars - New Zealand News". NZ Herald. 25 October 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.


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