National Association of Rocketry Annual Meet

NARAM-50

The Plains, VA          Jul 26 - Aug 1, 2008

The Radio-Control Glider Championship is a fun event open to all registered participants of NARAM-50. There is a $5 entry fee to cover the cost of trophies.

General
Event is open to any radio controlled rocket or boost glider that is propelled to altitude using NAR safety certified model rocket engines (1/4A through G). No other source of propulsion (i.e., electric motors, jetex, etc. is allowed). The gliding portion of the model must have at least one control surface that is radio operated. The gliding portion of the model is timed from first motion on the launcher until first contact with a ground based object. Models can have multiple stages or motors clustered. The goal of this event is to achieve the longest flight duration. Total impulse of combined motors must be less than or equal to 160 Newton-seconds.

Scoring
Contestants are allowed 3 qualifying attempts all day Saturday or Sunday before 2:00 pm. The best score from the qualifying attempts is used to calculate final standings or qualification for the fly off round. The target goal for the qualifying attempts is 300 seconds. Any flight time equal to or above 300 seconds will be considered a "MAX" and will qualify the contestant for the fly off round.

Models that have a combined impulse of less than or equal to 20 Newton-seconds (D class and below) are allowed a 2 times multiplier for the first 150 seconds of the flight. i.e., if a 10 N-sec model scores 150 seconds, this modeler's score will be 150 x 2, or 300. In the case of this example score would be scored as a MAX, qualifying the contestant for the fly off round.

Fly off round
Fly off round will begin at 2:30 pm on Sunday. All flights must originate before 3:00 pm on Sunday. Objective of the fly off round is to accumulate the most time aloft.

Models that have a combined impulse of less than or equal to 20 Newton-seconds (D class and below) are allowed a 2 times multiplier for the first 150 seconds of the flight. Time above the first 150 seconds of flight will be scored at a 1 time multiplier. i.e., if a 10 N-sec model scores 200 seconds, this modeler's score will be 150 x 2 + 50, or 350.

Final scoring will be calculated ordering all of the fly off scores and then the non-fly off contestants best qualifying attempts.