2014Kansas Science
OlympiadHELICOPTERS
Division B
• Up to three fix pitch rotors• Each rotor may have one or
more blades• Motor stick• Vertical stabilizing surface• Rubber motor
Functional Components
CONSTRUCTION PARAMETERS
Construction parameters:3a. Helicopters may be constructed from published
plan(s), commercial kits
Construction parameters:3b. A flat balsa wood disc, large enough to cover a dime, must be the upper most part of the helicopter.
Construction parameters:3c. Any materials except Boron
Improper handling of boron filament will result in fiber splinter!
Construction parameters:3d. Total mass of the helicopter, excluding the rubber
motor, must be 3.0 g or more.
Construction parameters:3e. Fixed pitch rotor (max. dia. 25cm)
Construction parameters:3f. “Single-bladed rotor”
Construction parameters:3h. “rubber motor of any mass”
TIP: Source of supplies��
Common failures
• No flight log• No backup motor• No team label• No balsa wood disc (3a Construction
parameters)
Charles Le