& Combatants Quest 2004

Date:  August 6th & 7th, 2004

Rules and Scoring ----- Wing Man! I & Combatants Quest VIII

General Rules:  (This contest is meant to be fun, please remember this while planning your design.  Safety is a requirement; there will be families with children at the contest.)   

Its that time again when we start planning for combat of the crunches.  Every year we change our strategies to adjust to the type of combat that we will participate in.  But the winner is always the last one in the air! 

We will be flying at the Cajon Pass in southern California, were we have test flown these birds in up to 35 mph winds.   

  • There will be two awards presented after the competition. 
    • The Builder’s Corner Award will be awarded to the building team who design and build the best scale team models for this contest.  Points will be awarded based on the scoring information below and peer voting.
    • The Wing Man! Award will be awarded to the team of two who accumulates the least amount of damage points from the flight portion of this contest.  Points will be awarded based on the scoring information below.
    • Lucky Dog Award for lowest individual damage score.  Points will be awarded based on the scoring information below.
  • Participants may help each other build and fly their contest sailplanes
  • All sailplanes must be constructed as 1/12 scale WWII Fighter aircraft.  WWII Fighter aircraft is defined as any fighter airplane which was built and/or utilized during WWII and meets the criteria listed below.  Kits may be used as long as they meet the 1/12 scale requirements.  (Please note Kit suppliers.)
  • Plane specifications will need to be provided to allow for scale confirmation and authenticity of markings, etc.
  • All planes must have a wingspan between 29” and 46”.  (please note scale calculation spreadsheet) 
  • Construction Scoring
    • Design Guidelines:
      • 100pts   Scratch Built model (built up construction; balsa & light ply)
      •   50pts            Kit Built model (built up construction; balsa & light ply)
      •   25pts            No balancing weight added
      •   15pts  Actual documented paint scheme for make and model of plane
      •   10pts  Squadron markings
      •     5pts  Less than 10% fiberglass on wing. (30” wing = 3” cloth on wing only)
    • Bonus and Penalties which adjust points:
      •   30pts  Detailed cockpit
      •   30pts            Misc. Mechanical Feature (i.e. working canopy, working landing gear…)
      •   20pts            No external control linkage
      •   20pts            Wing Loading less than 14oz/ft2 
      •   15pts            Landing gear. Planes w/ none retracts must always display gear.
      •   10pts            Detail modification (i.e. LED type lights, bomb detail, etc.)
      •   10pts            Fourth Servo
      •     5pts  Third Servo
      • -30pts   Not built to scale dimensions (+/- 5%)
    • Disqualification:
      •  Not built to scale (dimensions <> than 10%)
      •  No Pilot (must be visible through canopy)
      •  Use of Foam Wings and/or fuselage
      •  Use of Fiberglass Fuselage
      •  Use of EPP Wings and/or fuselage
      •  Radio Frequency Jamming
      •  Sharp (knife like) leading edges.
      •  Fire Discharge from sailplane.  (rockets OK)
      •  Projectiles from sailplanes (like BB’s or Pellets)

  • Flight Scoring: (Competition at Cajon Pass, CA)
    • Slope flying
      • Team must strike 4 foam targets in target zone to complete sortie
      • Teams will complete 4 sorties with BB/Pellet guns
      • [Possible?? Teams will complete 2 sorties with Paint Ball guns (TBD)]
    • Damage 
      • 10pts for each BB/Pellet hit on planes
      • 30pts for downed plane from hitting foam target
      • 30pts for damage caused from wreck or bad landing
      • 100pts for shot down plane from damage inflicted by BB/Pellets
      • 100pts for pilot hit.  (Plane is pulled from competition & is out)  

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Rules and Scoring ----- Combatants Quest VIII

  • There will be one award presented after the competition. 
    • The Ace’s Award will be awarded to the pilot who accumulates the most flight points from the Hand Launch and Dog Fight portions of this contest.  Points will be awarded based on the scoring information below.
  • All profile sailplanes must be constructed as 1/18 scale WWII Fighter aircraft.  WWII Fighter aircraft is defined as any fighter airplane which was built and/or utilized during WWII and meets the criteria listed below.  Kits may be used as long as they meet the 1/18 scale requirements.  (Please note Kit suppliers.)
  • All Planes will be provided.  Builder will select last from available planes for the contest.
  • All planes must have a wingspan between 20” and 36”.  (please note scale calculation spreadsheet) 
  • Flight Scoring:
    • Dog Fight  [if no wind and or lift, draw straws for duels]
      • 1000pts      Last sailplane in the air.
        • All launch for head to head combat.

  – OR -

      • 1000pts      Single Elimination Duels.
        • Draw straws for placement on single elimination chart
        • Pairs go head to head (play chicken at 20 paces)
        • Must make contact
        • Last one in air after contact moves on.
        • Best record wins

 

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