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- From: ntaib@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (Iskandar Taib)
- Subject: Re: SAE Contest in MODEL AVIATION
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- In article <1992Aug12.180344.24457@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> mmarks@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Matthew D Marks) writes:
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- >out next month (Sept.). Our team placed 4th after crashing on Saturday. We
- >only lifted 17 lbs during the contest but were able to lift 26.5 lbs a month
- >before the contest here in Ohio. I know that humidity and temperature play a
- >role on aircraft performance, but so does trying to build a wing better than
- >one that lifts 26 lbs with only a month before the competition.
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- I think Embry-Riddle took first or second. They had some experienced
- modellers on their team including Todd Lee, an up-and-coming C/L Stunt
- flier. They covered this in Model Aviation some months ago.
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- Thats the second well-known young modeller I know of whos gone there.
- The other one, I believe, was Free Flight wizard Melinda Anderson.
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