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Hot Air Balloon
Designing a hot air balloon with unconventional firing techniques is the challenge (You can follow the conventional methods as well). The innovative thoughts for flying the balloon will gain more points.
Water Rocketry
Teams must design and safely launch at least two water rockets with launch pads, ensuring stable flight through proper fin placement to keep the Centre of Drag behind the Centre of Mass. Designs will be inspected for safety compliance. Stability can be tested by swinging the empty rocket to confirm nose-first orientation. Each team will have one round, with designated roles for rocket handlers, pump handler, and captain.
Ornithopter
An ornithopter is an aircraft that flies by flapping its wings, mimicking birds and insects. The event has two rounds: a qualifying round, where design quality, flapping power, and aerodynamics are assessed, and a flying test in the second round. The ornithopter with the longest flight endurance wins.
Model A Craft
Airplanes vary, but all share basic components: fuselage, wings, cockpit, engine, tail, and landing gear. Participants in this individual event must design these aircraft components within a set time using a sketching tool. A model will be shown for 15 minutes, which they must replicate with detailed accuracy. Basic knowledge of the software is required.
Cargo Race (Drone racing with payload)
Cargo Race challenges participants to navigate drones through obstacles while carrying payloads to a target destination. Piloting skills and prompt, stable payload delivery are crucial, with QR code scanning used to identify precise locations. Judging focuses on delivery finesse, including height, stability, and minimal impact on cargo. Techniques for stable payload deployment add to the event’s complexity.
Air Gliders
For the competition the team must design, fabricate, and demonstrate a glider which can fly with maximum range and endurance. Range is the distance covered on the ground, whereas endurance is the time when airborne. Any lightweight object can have endurance, but the aerodynamic characteristics when included range can be obtained. The event will have two separate rounds where the range and endurance will be separately measured and adding up the points for both the rounds finds the winner.