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Egg Lofting
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Position
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Name
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Time
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Egg
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Parachutes
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Delay
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1
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Dave Tranter
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1 min 16.9 sec
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OK
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30 inch
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3 sec
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2
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Dave Tranter
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47.41 sec
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OK
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30 inch
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3 sec
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3
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Phil Charlesworth
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41.54 sec
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OK
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30 inch
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5 sec
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4
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Andy Dingley
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28.10 sec
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OK
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18 inch
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3 sec
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5
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Dave Bishop
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25.25 sec
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OK
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30 inch
16 inch
12 inch
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5 sec
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6
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Dave Bishop
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24.44 sec
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OK
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30 inch
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3 sec
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7
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Adam Elameer
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19.59 sec
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OK
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18 inch
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3 sec
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8
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Dave Tranter
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18.40 sec
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OK
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30 inch
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3 sec
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9
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Andy Dingley
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17.50 sec
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OK
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2 x 12 inch
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3 sec
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10
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Adam Elameer
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Disqualified
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11
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Dave Bishop
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Disqualified
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The competition was won by Dave Tranter. The club shelled out in a cracking good prize: the Estes Black Brant kit and a medal.
The picture shows a very eggcited Dave receiving his prize.
The results of the competition were:
The picture shows a very eggcited Dave receiving his prize.
The results of the competition were:
Every year FOG lays down a technical challenge for its members to help to develop skills and innovation. The 2011 club challenge was Egg Lofting. Rockets could only use a single C impulse motor. This required a lot of eggsperience in building very light rockets.
Three lessons were learned for successful egglofting:
1. Keep it light. The top 3 places went to scratch-built rockets. Kits were less successful as they were heavier.
2. Egg lofting with small rockets requires low delays and really big chutes.
3. The parachute needs to be packed carefully so that it opens very quickly.
1. Keep it light. The top 3 places went to scratch-built rockets. Kits were less successful as they were heavier.
2. Egg lofting with small rockets requires low delays and really big chutes.
3. The parachute needs to be packed carefully so that it opens very quickly.
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