foamtest
Toothpick glider kid
Summary
Participants will build a model rocket made mostly out of foam board. You can use other materials other than foam board but traditional rocket building materials are not allowed. This challenge in intended to see what the limits of foam board are for model rocketry purposes. The rockets must be reusable and have some sort of recovery system.
Build Article
In your build article please format it the title like so
FBRC 2018 (model name) by (your name)
Banned Materials
Design Rules
In this stage the requirements are very simple, participants must
Scoring
I was a little hesitant to add this part but this is a challenge so there might as well be a winner. I am unsure who will be doing the scoring but I think we could set up the projects, or pictures for those who can not attend FFE18 and have the community vote on the best based off of
The goal for this project is to get as many people into the challenge and to have fun and not have to spend a fortune to do it. I would love to fly these at FFE18 but I don't know if they will be allowed, so if Stefan is reading this please let me know!
Participants will build a model rocket made mostly out of foam board. You can use other materials other than foam board but traditional rocket building materials are not allowed. This challenge in intended to see what the limits of foam board are for model rocketry purposes. The rockets must be reusable and have some sort of recovery system.
Build Article
In your build article please format it the title like so
FBRC 2018 (model name) by (your name)
Banned Materials
- Balsa wood for the use of fins for the rocket
- Cardboard tubes (except for around the rocket motor ONLY so the foam does not melt)
- Pre-made plastic nose cones (3d printed is allowed)
Design Rules
In this stage the requirements are very simple, participants must
- Design and make plans for their rocket
- prove their rocket can fly (video evidence)
- Build instructions (video or on the forum)
- You may have more than one entry
- The fusealage of the rocket must be made of foam board
- The rocket must use an estes D class or lower rocket motor
- The rocket can only be a single stage but can have multiple motors
- The rocket must take off of the standard estes rocket launch pad
- You may make gliders that attach to your main rocket or make the main rocket a glider.
- The deadline is July 12th 2018
Scoring
I was a little hesitant to add this part but this is a challenge so there might as well be a winner. I am unsure who will be doing the scoring but I think we could set up the projects, or pictures for those who can not attend FFE18 and have the community vote on the best based off of
- Performance (20)
- Height (measured by altimeter I have an altimeter that I'll be bringing to flitefest for those who are there. For those who do not have one you will be exempt from that part of the scoring. )
- Time aloft (specifically for gliders not for conventional rockets)
- Attention to detail (10)
- Durability/Re-usability (20)
- Cool Factor (Most bonus points available 10)
- Stability in air (20)
The goal for this project is to get as many people into the challenge and to have fun and not have to spend a fortune to do it. I would love to fly these at FFE18 but I don't know if they will be allowed, so if Stefan is reading this please let me know!
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