Essential Guidelines for Ping Pong Parachute Competition 2022
Ensure compliance with specific requirements for your pressure vessel, documentation, launcher, and design when participating in the Ping Pong Parachute event. Follow the rules diligently, use proper equipment, and refer to official clarifications and FAQs for assistance. Take note of potential deviations in online tutorials from the current year's regulations.
- Competition guidelines
- Ping Pong Parachute
- Pressure vessel specifications
- Documentation requirements
- Launcher setup
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Important! Make sure that your pressure vessel (the bottle) is as specified in the rules: 20 oz (no more, can be less) Carbonated beverage bottle (NOT A WATER BOTTLE) Must have a nozzle opening of approximately 2.2cm Must have a standard neck height of 1.6cm from flange to bottle opening Bring the proper eye wear to the competition
Documentation Flight logs and graphs should be done before the competition. The graphs must have been printed from an electronic source no hand drawn graphs allowed.
The Launcher You will need a launcher to test your design. Buy one at: https://www.nerdsinc.com/products Build one: ?? (I think there were some designs out there, but I couldn t find them this year)
Making the Ping Pong Parachute Read the rules. Make sure you follow all of them. Check the Rule Clarifications and FAQs at soinc.org These have the same authority as the original rules. Check back often as these change throughout the year. If you are stuck or don t know where to begin - there seems to be several YouTube videos about Ping Pong Parachute keep in mind that these may show things that do not follow this year s rules.
