1987     Combatants Quest

 General Rules:

• Last one in the air wins!
• Design-Build-Fly...in seven (7) days.
• Can't use existing designs or plans, must be original.
• Will be judged on two categories: Design & Flight.  Design can score up to 100 points.  Flight will decide victor.
• Must design and build within these guidelines:
• Build-up wing not to exceed 50"
• Fuselage not to exceed 36"
• Weight not to exceed 20 oz.
• There are many options which could score points: (a few items are listed below)
• best design
• best covering design
• wing bolts
• Etc.

 

VICTOR  Plane Name: 'Boat'

LOSER  Plane Name: 'Camo'

 

Owner/Designer/Pilot:  Bill Reaser  Scores:  Design:  50" Dihedral, stick built, 2 channel (elevator/rudder)  Comments: Sail plane was very fast and very maneuverable (almost too much).  Full right or left rudder would stall plane and cause it to dive immediately.  The 'Boat' died months later when it accidentally collided with a 2 meter sail plane.  The collision knocked the wing off, broke the wing panel and demolished the fuse.

Owner/Designer/Pilot:  Dave Reaser  Scores:  Design:  50" Poly-dihedral, sheeted, 2 channel (elevator/rudder)  Comments: This sail plane was too stable and had little manuvarability.  It was not as fast as the boat and therefore never could get a good strike on it's competition.  A steep dive and corner with the wind to its back (the boat on its tail) caused the wing to brake in half and it plunged to it's death.

 
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