Ornithopter? You're kidding right? Ornithopters are probably the hardest
type of model to build for satisfying duration.
Marty
On Fri, Nov 7, 2008 at 4:49 PM, Bill Gowen <b.gowen_at_comcast.net> wrote:
> I put a PDF in the files section of the Finny-09. I haven't built one
> yet.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* Fred or Judy Rash <frash_at_chartertn.net>
> *To:* Construction Indoor <Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com>
> *Sent:* Friday, November 07, 2008 4:42 PM
> *Subject:* [Indoor_Construction] Science Olympiad Wright Stuff Division B
> (Middle School) for 2009 ?
>
> Bill Gowen and All,
>
> Has anyone already designed a Wright Stuff Science Olympiad plane for
> Division B or Middle School for this current school year? I can cobble
> something up like many of you, but already there may be a good design
> available from one or more of you. What is available in plans or kits for
> this year's rules? Usually the local middle school that my kids attended
> long ago has two kids doing the model aviation event and usually they are
> building their first model aircraft.
>
> Wright Stuff seems preferred over Balloon Launch Glider that we did for two
> years. The earlier rumor was that Ornithopter would replace BLG this year.
>
> The specifications that I copied down last week for Wright Stuff Division B
> for 2009 were:
>
> 7.0 g minimum airframe weight
>
> 1.5 g maximum rubber weight
>
> 40.0 cm maximum wingspan
>
> 20.0 cm maximum stab span
>
> 6.0 cm maximum stab chord
>
> 20.0 cm maximum prop diameter
>
>
> There is no maximum wing chord but bonus:
>
> +10% if wing chord < 6.5 cm
> +20% if wing chord < 5.5 cm
>
> -10% for incomplete flight log
> -30% for no flight log
>
> I did not copy what constitutes a complete flight log.
>
> Everyone should confirm for themselves that their plane meets all
> requirements in case I have copied something incorrectly.
>
> Fred Rash
>
>
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Marty Sasaki
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