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From: Greg Page <[log in to unmask]>
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Date: Tuesday, December 14, 1999 12:48 PM
Subject: Q&A #4


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>>Q&A #4
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>Q: Say a plane finishes up one scoring mission.  Sometime during the second
>mission the plane catches a gust on landing and cartwheels in, destroying
>the wing.  A third mission is then flown using a spare wing the team just
>happened to bring along.  Can all of these scores go into the total flight
>score, or would 2 more missions have to be flown with the new wing and the
>old scores discarded?
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>A: The rules state "Aircraft experiencing minor landing damage may be
>repaired and fly additional sorties within the flight period."  The key
>words here are "minor" and "repair".  With the exception of the propeller
>(which could be replaced), no components of the airplane may be replaced
>and be considered a continuation of that flight attempt.  Repairs must be
>just that, repairs to the existing airplane elements.  In the scenario
>above, the flight period would be ended, and the score based on sorties
>completed before the fateful landing.
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>Additionally, if major structure or control elements are replaced to ready
>the plane for a new flight period, such as the wing in the above, the
>airplane would have to re complete the structure and systems check of the
>technical inspection before it could be allowed to fly.
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>Changes that result in a different design, such as converting a bi-plane to
>a mono-plane or significantly clipping the wing span, are not allowed to
>compete.  The airplane that the competition is begun with must be used in
>substantially the same form for the duration of the contest.
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>The decision of what is "substantially the same" is at the digression of
>the judges, and will be on a case by case basis during the competition.
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>Happy Holidays - Greg
>Gregory S. Page
>Formula 402
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