ARC Docs

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The main driver behind these documents is to collect best practices and to elevate the team sponsor and participants beyond newbie level by front-loading you with as much as I currently know. I would litterally have to tell you everything I have written down here. LOL

Most of the information here is ARC year agnostic. That is noted where applicable. However, on things like learning Open Rocket, which year's model is not really that important.

Onboarding - Getting to know ARC

Welcome & Introductions →
Rocket Building Tools →
ARC Rocket Materials →
Overall ARC task flow →

Design - Meet this year's requirements

Design & Gather Requirement →
Design (2026) - Intro to Open Rocket →

Gather - Getting the components ready

Ordering Your Parts →
Task - Bill of Materials (BOM) →
Worksheet - ARC Rocket Component - Weigh & Measure →

Build - Guided Steps

Task #1 - Payload - Bulkhead for single diameter ARC rocket →
Task #2 - Booster - Motor Mount →
Task #3 - Nosecone with Altimeter Bay →
Task #4 - Egg Container & Harness →
Task #5 - Fin Preparation →
Task #6 - Cut Body Tubes →
Task #7 - Tube Refinements →
Task #8 - Payload - Completion →
Task #9 - Booster - Install Motor Mount →
Task #10 - Booster - Add Through Body Fins →
Task #11 - Booster - Rail Guids & Glue Fillets →
Task #12 - Final Integration & Rigging →

Test - How to obtain in the altitude and flight times

Big Picture - How to hit your target time and altitude →
Worksheet - ARC flight checklist and data collection →
Worksheet (2026) - Multiple ARC flights data analysis →
Worksheet (2027) - Multiple ARC flights data analysis →