Illinois 2011

[mrsteven]

can't we ask the ppl for iso if they would be so kind....??

good luck with that... I dont think itll work out that well. . .

[Olman]

Well Avogadro adertises the site as online scoring, which would be raw scores. Illinois state competition is over, so why wouldn't they post them. They haven't even put up the Illinois regional scores (except the short period of time, before they locked them). I've e-mailed and PM'd the moderators with no answers. Why have a site for scores if you don't post them?

I'd like to find out how our Battery Buggy score (we took 1st in regionals) held up from regionals as we hadn't gone to state.
Also I coached e-Wright Stuff as a trial event for another school at state. It would be nice to get some info, what's the big secret?

[mrsteven]

Well Avogadro adertises the site as online scoring, which would be raw scores. Illinois state competition is over, so why wouldn't they post them. They haven't even put up the Illinois regional scores (except the short period of time, before they locked them). I've e-mailed and PM'd the moderators with no answers. Why have a site for scores if you don't post them?

I'd like to find out how our Battery Buggy score (we took 1st in regionals) held up from regionals as we hadn't gone to state.
Also I coached e-Wright Stuff as a trial event for another school at state. It would be nice to get some info, what's the big secret?

like all other ISO stuff they prob just didnt change it, like on the site alot of the stuff says 'will update soon' from months ago. I think it was origionally to be used for the purpose but when ppl started going to it to view scores they took it down from public view (prob there but you may need a admin login).
ISO has said MANY MANY times they DONT post raw scores for a multitude of reasons so dont expect it to work.

edit: not sure about e-wright stuff I meant to do it but didnt have time but looks pretty basic from the un-seeing eye. Its just a plane with a capacitor correct?
I feel the 'secret' is making it be able to fly without the electricity (so a great glider) with the wing span slightly angled upwards and a back fin to allow it to spin in circles and not go straight forward. If it glides really well, then with the capacitor itll work twice as good (from those of us who havent built one yet... just an educated guess)

[Olman]

I'm sorry for the misunderstanding regarding e-Wright Stuff. We had gotten a medal in this event, however there was a problem with one of the flights (it's an average of 2), we were way off mark. I just wanted to see the scores to judge how much better we could have done should we not have had a problem.

The e-Wright Stuff is similar to the Wright Stuff with the exceptions of chord measurements and obviously replacing the rubberband motor with an electric one, powered by a capacitor. But the motor has to be in a "pusher" configuration. The planes with rubber band motors actually fly longer as you're limited to the capacitor you use and it looses it's initial surge quicker.
It was pretty fun.

[Cheesy Pie]

I'm too lazy to look back, but what is e-Wright Stuff?

[tuftedtitmouse12]

electrical Wright Stuff...wasn't it a trial event this year?? i think for divison b...

[mrsteven]

Ya trial event for everyone only dif between B and C was that B could throw it but C has to be on the ground and fly into the air itself

[tuftedtitmouse12]

ouch! wait....how WOULD you get it off the ground anyways???

[mrsteven]

Its powered so the motor/capacitor on the blades powers it. So for div C you actually have to make a plane that naturally flies unlike regular wright stuff where it doesn't necessarily need to fly well as long as your motor makes it fly

[tuftedtitmouse12]

oh...so technically, the motor for div c would have to be a lot stronger to get it off the ground vs div b where it just has to stay in the air...thast hard...