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[new horizon]

how would you run out of winds before the helicopter falling? Usually when a helicopter comes down it doesn't have enough torque to sustain itself, how'd you do it so that you'd have very little rubber torque and the helicopter would still sustain itself?

[dholdgreve]

Just out of curiosity...

How high was the ceiling and how long did the heli descend for?

I timed the overall flight, not just the decent, but I'd guess that it was full 45 seconds coming off of a 45' - 50' roof deck

[thewinner]

That's very good. Apparently the rotors are customized very well to 1/8 (or whatever size they are using) rubber.

[lucwilder42]

That's amazing.
One question, though: Was it just a ridiculously good, but standard design helicopter? Or was it a gimmick that actually worked?

A combination of the perfect flight, a very well run event that really minimized air currents by controlling both kinds of fans, a nice, high ceiling with a generous space between girders, and a very well built helo.

How many rotors did this beast have? Are they full size? All balsa?

[thewinner]

Balsa is basically a given. You aren't going to use oak. And I don't think they used more than the standard 2 rotors, either, or else someone would have probably posted about it on scioly.

[lucwilder42]

Balsa is basically a given. You aren't going to use oak. And I don't think they used more than the standard 2 rotors, either, or else someone would have probably posted about it on scioly.

You got me. I know that, but obviously any additional info on a five minute copter given by answering such questions would be beneficial for everyone on here, myself included

[mrsteven]

hey guys (and gals), I was looking at avogadro.ws and some of the stuff from wiconsin is still up to view. But alot of the helicopter stuff has scores like 1.584 and 1.263 so I was wondering if you could explain how that scoring works?
obviously they done A have timers that accurite and B 1st place being 1.584 seconds. So how is that score tabulated?

thanks

[wlsguy]

hey guys (and gals), I was looking at avogadro.ws and some of the stuff from wiconsin is still up to view. But alot of the helicopter stuff has scores like 1.584 and 1.263 so I was wondering if you could explain how that scoring works?
obviously they done A have timers that accurite and B 1st place being 1.584 seconds. So how is that score tabulated?

thanks

My guess is 1.584 = 1 minute, 58.4 seconds
I have seen this a few times at competitions this year. It makes it easier for the timekeepers since no stopwatch (that I know of) times everything in seconds.

Sounds like they have at least a few good helicopters in Wisconson.

[kjhsscioly]

How can you open avogadro? it doesn't work for me, or others from my state

[mrsteven]

It doesn't work fOr most of the regionals/invites just a few of the WI ones. U go to the hosted competitions and click on the one u want. Then on the left is a set of tabs one says something like 'competition results' and if they're up they'll be there.
I think only 4 work.
I know WI state Compeitition works