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This page presents the results of a few of John Cipolla's high power (H or higher) rocket designs. This page will also discuss high power rocket flight characteristics and construction techniques used for fabrication of advanced and high power rockets.

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John Cipolla

Sprint Launched June 12 and July 10, 1999
The first and second launches of John Cipolla's Sprint ABM high power rocket were successful. The Sprint ABM was powered by the RMS 54/1280 rocket motor with a J415-6W reload. AeroDRAG predicted the vehicle reached 1,135 feet at apogee and a maximum velocity of 228.5 ft/sec at burnout. Dual timers recovered the main booster and the nose cone on separate parachutes. Images of the launch can be viewed on the Sprint ABM High Power Rocket page.

Sprint ABM Specifications

Rocket Length	75.267 inches
Body Diameter	12 inches at Base, 9 Degree Cone Shape
Motor Mount	54 mm
Rocket Weight	25.0 lb / 10,054 grams at liftoff

High Power EZI-65 Rocket (Level-1 Certification)
A Loc/Precision EZI-65 High Power rocket was fitted with an AeroTech RMS-38/360 rocket motor using an I161-10w reload kit. This rocket was successfully launched at 12:30 pm on September 13, 1997 at the North Branch, Tripoli Minnesota launch site. AeroDRAG estimated the rocket reached an altitude of 2,695 feet and achieved a burnout velocity of Mach 0.475 . With the successful flight and recovery of this rocket John Cipolla achieved Level 1 rocket motor certification.

High Power AMRAAM-4 Rocket
A PML AMRAAM-4 High Power rocket was fitted with an AeroTech RMS-54/852 rocket motor using a J275-10w reload kit. This rocket was successfully launched on 6/13/1998 , 9/19/1998 and 5/8/1999 at Tripoli Minnesota's launch site in North Branch, MN. AeroDRAG estimated the rocket reached an altitude of 3,650 feet and achieved a burnout velocity of 546 ft/sec. All flights carried an experimental electronic radio tracking device with a range of about 1,000 feet.

High Power Quantum Leap Rocket (Level-2 Certification)
A modified PML upper stage Quantum Leap High Power rocket was fitted with an AeroTech RMS-54/852 rocket motor using a J275-14w reload kit. This rocket was successfully launched on May 9, 1998 at the North Branch, Tripoli Minnesota launch site. AeroDRAG estimated the rocket reached an altitude of 5,860 feet and achieved a burnout velocity of 836 ft/sec. With the successful flight and recovery of this rocket John Cipolla achieved Level 2 rocket motor certification.