Aerodynamics
Each two-member team will build two paper airplanes, to be flown a distance of at least five meters, landing on a predetermined target. Airplanes must be of a folded aerodynamic design. Crumpled wads of paper do not qualify.
THE COMPETITION1. Two sheets of plain white paper will be supplied for each team along with approximately five centimeters of masking tape and a pair of scissors. Two planes will be constructed in 10 minutes.
2. Planes flown in competition must be made on site, during the time allotted (10 minutes), using only the materials provided by the event supervisors. 3. Planes will be thrown from behind a line on the floor aimed at a specific target more than 5 but less than twelve meters distance. |
SCORINGAfter the flight, the distance will be measured from the center of the target to the nose of the airplane where it first landed. The distance from the target will become the team's score. Each team member will fly one of the two planes once. Team score will be determined by added two scores. The lowest score, signifying the closet to the target, will be the winner. In case of a tie, the best single flight will break the tie.
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