Using stuff like standard size servos and such would lead to fairly large stuff. Since you don't need such large servos on some of these electrics, you can actually get away with very small servos. I use HS-81's on my E3D, and thats more than enough. I don't think I'd use Standard servos on anything that was smaller than say 80 inches.

For example, even if I was flying a Diablotin Super I'd still only use Hitec HS 225's to save the weight.

basically what I'm saying is that the restriction of having to make it accomodate standard servos's isn't the greatest idea for an "open" design contest thing.

Aside from that I love the idea of a contest. Does anybody win any thing, or is this just a for fun contest.

My vote would be to make it a contest for a scale warbird or of scale homebuilt aircraft.

--Paul