NFPA 1127-2018 Code for High Power Rocketry (Effective Date 10 30 2016).pdf

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11、cy, Massachusetts 02169. Copyright 2016 National Fire Protection Association . All Rights Reserved. NFPA 1127 Code for High Power Rocketry 2018 Edition This edition of NFPA 1127, Code for High Power Rocketry, was prepared by the Technical Committee on Pyrotechnics. It was issued by the Standards Cou

12、ncil on October 10, 2016, with an effective date of October 30, 2016, and supersedes all previous editions. This edition of NFPA 1127 was approved as an American National Standard on October 30, 2016. Origin and Development of NFPA 1127 Starting in 1978, the technical progress in solid propellant ro

13、cket motors, rocket airframe materials, bonding agents, and construction techniques has given rise to a new form of nonprofessional rocketry based on model rocketry but using larger and more powerful commercially made solid propellant rocket motors in larger and heavier rocket airframes. This new ac

14、tivity was called high power rocketry. Flying activities now take place throughout the United States in locations where the authority having jurisdiction permits the activity and where the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) grants waivers to Part 101 of the “Federal Aviation Administration Regula

15、tions.” After more than two decades of operational experience, safety rules, operational procedures, and other facets of the activity have been worked out and tested. Since 1986, the Tripoli Rocketry Association, Inc., has worked with the National Association of Rocketry, with longtime representatio

16、n on the NFPA Technical Committee on Pyrotechnics. Both organizations have contributed to the development of national standards. NFPA 1127 contains instructional guidelines and specic requirements for the design, construction, limitation of charge and power, and reliability of all high power rocket

17、motors manufactured for sale to users; for the qualication and certication of users; for the design and construction of high power rockets propelled by these motors; and for the conduct of tests, launchings, and other operations involving rockets so that hazards are minimized. The NFPA Technical Com

18、mittee on Pyrotechnics believes that a separate NFPA code for high power rocketry is essential because of signicant differences in operations and to prevent confusion of the two activities in the minds of public safety ofcials. High power rocket activities should be allowed within the requirements o

19、f this code so that science-minded citizens can enjoy the activity safely. The 1998 edition included a completely revised Chapter 3 that incorporated requirements and safety provisions for hybrid motor technology. The committee also created a table of clearance distances to promote re safety in the

20、vicinity of the launch pad. Chapter 5 was revised to be consistent with federal regulations for the storage of low explosives (high power rocket motors and motor reloading kits). The 2002 edition presented a reorganized document in order to correlate this code with NFPA 1122, Code for Model Rocketry

21、, and NFPA 1125, Code for the Manufacture of Model Rocket and High Power Rocket Motors. Requirements applicable to high power rocket motor manufacturing, motor testing, and certication were moved to NFPA 1125. The document was also revised to comply with NFPA style. The 2008 edition presented amendm

22、ents based upon ndings outlined in a study by the National Association of Rocketry on the safety of sport rocketry. The revisions addressed improvements to rocket recovery, launch guidance devices, launch site specications, and spectator clearance distances. The National Association of Model Rocketr

23、ys High Power Rocket Safety Code was added as an annex. The Committee also revised denitions to comply with the NFPA Glossary of Terms.HIGH POWER ROCKETRY 1127-2 2018 Edition The 2013 edition updated federal regulation citations and references, and editorial corrections were made to Table 4.15.1 and

24、 Table 4.16.3. The denitions of rockets and rocket motors were modied to be consistent with changes made to denitions in NFPA 1125, Code for the Manufacture of Model Rocket and High Power Rocket Motors. Limitations were placed on arming of ring systems, to ensure safety before placement and after re

25、moval of rockets from launch pads. Limitations also were placed on personnel permitted to be at the launch pad during ring. Separation distances were established for simultaneous launches of multiple high power rockets. Criteria were provided to guide alterations to reloadable high power rockets mot

26、ors in order to maintain motor certication. The code also claried the type of storage magazine required for storage of rocket motors, motor reloading kits, and pyrotechnic modules. The 2018 edition allows for the installation of an ignition device into a vented hybrid rocket motor at any time, recog

27、nizing that there is no hazard until the vented hybrid rocket motors are lled with oxidizer and that this type of motor has been certied for some time. The 2018 edition also contains an update in Annex B to the National Association of Rocketrys High Power Model Rocket Safety Code to the current 2012

28、 edition.COMMITTEE PERSONNEL 1127-3 2018 Edition Technical Committee on Pyrotechnics Glenn A. Dean, Chair Virginia Department of Fire Programs, VA E Rep. International Fire Marshals Association Gregory S. Altland, City of York Fire/Rescue Services, PA E Arthur H. Barber, III, Springeld, VA U Rep. Na

29、tional Association of Rocketry Richard Bowes, Natural Resources Canada, Canada RT W. G. Bulifant, III, Dominion Fireworks, Inc., VA U Anthony J. Cesaroni, Cesaroni Technology Inc., FL M John A. Conkling, Chestertown, MD SE Randall W. A. Davidson, Risk International & Associates, Inc., CO SE Burl Fin

30、kelstein, Kason Industries, Inc., GA SE Phil Grucci, Fireworks by Grucci, Inc., NY M Garry Hanson, Precocious Pyrotechnics, Inc., MN M Rep. National Fireworks Association Julie L. Heckman, American Pyrotechnics Association, MD M Rep. American Pyrotechnics Association Lansden E. Hill, Jr., E. E. Hill

31、 & Son, Inc./Pyro Shows, TN U Edward J. Kaminski, Clark County Fire Prevention Bureau, NV E Stephen Lubliner, Tucson, AZ SE Mike OLena, U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives, AL E Daniel P. Peart, B. J. Alan Company, OH M David J. Pier, MP Associates, Inc., CA M Sean Ramsey, U.S. Co

32、ast Guard, DC E Rachel Robbins, Natural Resources Canada, Canada E Mary Roberts, Estes Industries, CO M John D. Rogers, American Fireworks Standards Laboratory, MD RT Gary C. Roseneld, RCS Rocket Motor Components, Inc./Survival Laser, Inc., UT M James R. Souza, Pyro Spectaculars, Inc., CA U John R.

33、Steinberg, Pyrotechnics Guild International, Inc., MD U Rep. Pyrotechnics Guild International, Inc. Charles P. Weeth, Weeth & Associates, LLC, WI SE Darren Wright, Tripoli Rocketry Association, DE U Christopher T. Wyman, New Hampshire State Fire Marshals Ofce, NH E Rep. National Association of State

34、 Fire Marshals Marge Yarbrough, California State Fire Marshal, CA E Tony Zmorenski, Walt Disney World, FL U Alternates Karl E. Baumann, RCS Rocket Motor Components, Inc., UT M (Alt. to Gary C. Roseneld) Gary E. Brown, Pyro Spectaculars, Inc., CA U (Alt. to James R. Souza) Edward L. Cochran, Minneapo

35、lis, MN U (Alt. to Arthur H. Barber, III) Albert M. Comly, Jr., Lower Gwynedd Township, PA E (Voting Alt.) Chad Deardorff, City of York Fire/Rescue Services, PA E (Alt. to Gregory S. Altland) Jerald E. Farley, American Promotional Events, Inc., WA M (Alt. to David J. Pier) H. Stephen Frantz, Pyro Sh

36、ows of Texas, Inc., TX U (Alt. to Lansden E. Hill, Jr.) Felix J. Grucci, Jr., Fireworks by Grucci, Inc., NY M (Alt. to Phil Grucci) Raechelle K. Laughlin, B. J. Alan Company, OH M (Alt. to Daniel P. Peart) Joshua Lazarus, J Lazarus Consulting & Training, LLC, NJ SE (Alt. to Charles P. Weeth) Jeroen

37、Louwers, Cesaroni Technology Inc., Canada M (Alt. to Anthony J. Cesaroni) Paul G. Makuc, Connecticut State Police, CT E (Alt. to Christopher T. Wyman) Daryl Marmon, Wald-All American Fireworks, KS U (Alt. to John R. Steinberg) Craig A. Meyers, Clark County Fire Department, NV E (Alt. to Edward J. Ka

38、minski) Andrew T. Nicholls, Orlando Special Effects, Inc., FL M (Alt. to Garry Hanson) Steven Sites, Virginia State Fire Marshals Ofce, VA E (Alt. to Glenn A. Dean) Gregg S. Smith, American Pyrotechnics Association, PA M (Alt. to Julie L. Heckman) Shawn C. Stevens, U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, F

39、irearms & Explosives, AL E (Alt. to Mike OLena) Tad A. Trout, American Promotional Events, Inc., CA U (Alt. to W. G. Bulifant, III) Marie Vachon, Natural Resources Canada, Canada E (Alt. to Rachel Robbins) Bert von Rosen, Natural Resources Canada, Canada RT (Alt. to Richard Bowes) Graham Walsh, Safe

40、ty Consulting Engineers, Inc., IL SE (Alt. to John A. Conkling) Gerard W. Wingard, American Fireworks Standards Laboratory, SC RT (Alt. to John D. Rogers) Nonvoting Demar Granados, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, MD C Mark Hagemann, U.S. Department of Labor, DC E Nancy Pearce, NFPA Staff Liaison This list represents the membership at the time the Committee was balloted on the nal text of this edition. Since that time, changes in the membership may have occurred. A key to classications is found at the back of the document.