Project Completion
Scoring: each glider will receive points in various areas.
The goal is to acquire the most points.
In addition to the size restriction and the list of
material requirement, the following point system will be used to
determine a winning entry:
Cost:
Cost
>
$50
=
0 points
$50
≥
Cost > $40
=
1 point
$40
≥
Cost > $30
=
2 points
$30
≥
Cost > $20
=
3 points
$20
≥
Cost > $15
=
4 points
$15
≥
Cost > $10
=
5 points
$10
≥
Cost > $5
=
6 points
$5
≥
Cost
=
7 points
Glider
Flight Distance
Objective:
Student design teams will construct a glider that can glide the
longest distance and still remain inbounds.
Þ Course
Specs: 50m long x 5m wide
Þ Each
team will be given 3 launches
Þ Team
member must release glider from designated launch pad
Þ Hand
launches only
Þ Glider
must stay inside the boundaries for the distance to be valid
Scoring
· Design
teams get 3 launches
· Final
score is based on flight length measured from the nose of the glider at
the point where glider first touches floor
· Judge
will mark flight length and measure the distance from the base of the
launch point
· Measurement
taken in meters and centimeters
· Longest
flight that lands inbounds wins competition
· Glider
is inbounds only if the nose of the glider does not cross the inbounds
line
· Points are granted at 1 point per meter
Glider
Time Aloft
Objective:
Student design teams will construct a glider that can stay aloft
for the longest
period
of time.
Þ Each
team will be given 1 launch
Þ Teams
must release glider from designated launch pad
Þ Time
from the launch to landing is determined when the glider hits the
ground. If the glider
strikes the launch pad or other objects, the time will stop when the
glider hits the ground
Þ There
is no course requirement
Scoring
· Design
teams get 1 launch
· Final
score is based on total time aloft (rounded to 1 decimal places)
· Longest
time aloft wins competition
· One
point awarded per second of time aloft
· Time
will be rounded to the nearest tenth of a second.
For example if the flight time is 2.54 seconds, 2.5 points will
be awarded
Prior
to the competition, each individual team will get 15 minutes of practice
time for their
gliders. Teams may forfeit or shorten all or some of their practice time.
