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Canadian Association of Rocketry /

Association canadienne de fuséonautique

To recognize excellence in rocketry performance, CAR maintains two categories of rocket records:

  • Model Rocket Records
  • High Power Rocketry Records
Records can only be set in Canada at CAR sanctioned events using accepted altitude determination methods.

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Model Rocket Records

Single Stage, Single Motor

All altitudes must be verified by an accepted altitude determination method and be recorded by the launch organizer. Only single motor flights are permitted, and staging is not allowed.

 A Impulse

 Joseph Keane

82.00 m / 270 ft

CRA Club Launch, Aug. 17, 2024

 B Impulse

John Glasswick

221.00 m / 725 ft

Fall Fire, Oct. 21, 2017 

 C Impulse

 Stuart Greenley

396.00 m / 1,299 ft

Rosebud, Jul. 23, 2023

 D Impulse

Dale Madu

349.60 m / 1,147 ft

SAM 2011, Aug. 13, 2011

 E Impulse

Dale Madu

485.00 m / 1,591 ft

ERC Club Launch, Mar. 25, 2023

 F Impulse

Dale Madu

622.00 m / 2,041 ft

Rock Lake 19, Jul. 01, 2017

 G Impulse

Gregory Lewis-Paley

1838.55 m / 6,032 ft

LDRS 24, Jul. 18, 2005


Complex, Staged/Cluster/Dart

All altitudes must be verified by an accepted altitude determination method and be recorded by the launch organizer. Any impulse is allowed along with clustering and staging.

 A Impulse


OPEN!


 B Impulse

Richard Bale

219.00 m / 719 ft

CRA Club Launch, Aug. 17, 2024

 C Impulse

 Bryan Hill

110.34 m / 362 ft

Rosebud, Jul. 23, 2023

 D Impulse

Dale Madu

207.00 m / 679 ft

ERC Club Launch, Nov. 06, 2021

 E Impulse

Dale Madu

377.04 m / 1,237 ft

Sullivan Lake 18, Sep. 18, 2011

 F Impulse

Dale Madu

628.00 m / 2,060 ft

Fall Fire, Oct. 16, 2021

 G Impulse

Dale Madu

563.00 m / 1,847 ft

Sullivan Lake 21, Sep. 13, 2024


Unlimited

The Model Rocket Unlimited Altitude Class is simply for the highest altitude attained by a Model Rocket (A-G impulse) rocket in Canada. All altitudes must be verified by an accepted altitude determination method and be recorded by the launch organizer. Any impulse is allowed along with clustering and staging.


A-G Impulse

 Gregory Lewis-Paley

1838.55  m / 6,032 ft

LDRS 24, Jul. 18, 2005

High Power Rocketry Records

HPR Single Stage, Single Motor

All altitudes must be verified by a commercially manufactured altimeter and be recorded by the launch organizer. Only single motor flights are permitted, and staging is not allowed.

 H Impulse

 Rocky Tyson

3,359.80 m / 11,023 ft

Rock Lake 13, Jul. 01, 2011

I Impulse 

 Rocky Tyson

4,419.00 m / 14,498 ft

LRA Club Launch, Nov. 06, 2021

J Impulse 

 Greg Gollan

4,048.70 m / 13,283 ft

Rage at the Gage, Sep. 04, 2016

 K Impulse

 Rocky Tyson

6,852.20 m / 22,481 ft

Roc Lake 2011, Jul. 02, 2011

 L Impulse

 Nolan Cote

6,627.9 m / 21,745 ft

LRA Club Launch, Apr 26, 2025

M Impulse 

 Greg Gollan 

8,370.10 m / 27,461 ft

Rage at the Gage, Sep. 17, 2017

 N Impulse

 Gregory Mills

12,831.20 m / 42,097 ft

Roc Lake 9, Jun. 23, 2007

O Impulse 

 Michael Dennett

13,413.03 m / 44,006 ft

LDRS 24, Jul. 17, 2005


HPR Complex, Staged/Cluster/Dart

All altitudes must be verified by a commercially manufactured altimeter and be recorded by the launch organizer. Any impulse is allowed along with clustering and staging.

 H Impulse

 Dale Madu

1,053.39 m / 3,456 ft

Rock Lake 2016, Jul. 01, 2016

I Impulse 

 Francois Brousseau

2,453.00 m / 8,048 ft

VIPE 2022, Jul. 09, 2022

J Impulse 

 Dale Madu

2,001.00 m / 6,565 ft

Fire and Ice, Feb. 26, 2022

 K Impulse

 David Buhler

4,709.16 m / 15,450 ft

Sullivan Lake 10, Sep. 15, 2002

 L Impulse

 Peter Issler

4,175.76 m / 13,700 ft

Sullivan Lake 11, Sep. 20, 2003


M Impulse

 

 OPEN!


N Impulse


 OPEN!

O Impulse 

 Jean-Francois Brousseau & Andre Choquette

11,117.58 m / 36,475 ft

Rage at the Gage, Sep. 02, 2018


HPR Unlimited

The HPR Unlimited and Advanced HPR Unlimited Altitude Class is simply for the highest altitude attained by a HPR (H-O impulse) and Advanced HPR (P or larger impulse) rocket in Canada, respectively. All altitudes must be verified by a commercially manufactured altimeter and be recorded by the launch organizer. Any impulse is allowed along with clustering and staging. 


H-O Impulse 

 Michael Dennett

13,413.03 m / 44,006 ft

LDRS 24, Jul. 17, 2005

Advanced HPR Unlimited

(greater than 40,960 Ns) 


OPEN!

 

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