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Midwest Slope Challenge Foamie Warbird Racing
Class Definition
Open to any
plane, meeting the aircraft specifications below.
Entry Limits
There is a
limit of ONE entrant PER FREQUENCY in this event. See Pre-Registration
page for details.
Aircraft
Specifications
- The plane
must be a passable (determined by CD and his cronies) replica of "a
combat aircraft produced or in service between 1935 and 1955".
- No Minimum
wingspan.
- Maximum
allowable wingspan will be 60 inches.
- With
the exception of control surfaces, covering and structural
reinforcements listed below, the aircraft must be constructed entirely
of expanded bead, plastic foam material.
- Wing
spars of any non-metallic material are permitted, provided they do not
violate the provisions of Section 5.4 (more than 1 ½ inches
away from leading edge at any point along the span). Maximum total
cross sectional area for spars shall not exceed ¾ sq. in.
Moveable control surfaces at the wing trailing edge (ailerons) will not
be considered a part of the total spar cross section.
- The
fuselage must have a plastic foam nose section at least 1½
inches in length. The fuselage may have longerons of any non-metallic
material provided their total cross-sectional area does not exceed
½ sq. in. area, and that the longerons do not extend into
the forward 1½ inches of the nose. The fuselage may be
covered with film covering material, vinyl tape, fiber reinforced vinyl
tape or any combination of the three.
- Any
flight control surfaces may be constructed of wood or corrugated
plastic/paper material. Metal, solid plastic, carbon fiber, Kevlar or
any resin impregnated fiber construction or covering material on the
control surfaces is not permitted.
- Any
ballast added to an aircraft must be imbedded and secured internally
within the aircraft structure and may not be attached externally to the
aircraft structure.
- No
plane shall use any form of thrust power. There shall be no limitation
on the number of controls.
- The
builder-of-the-model rule does not apply for this event.
Contest
Structure
- The CD will
define flight groups for each round.
- Races will
be run in a series of four plane individual heats. The number of heats
and number of laps will be determined on site by CD based on time
available and racing conditions. Points will be awarded in each heat.
Top scores will compete in a final race.
Updated: 9-16-05
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