ORIGINAL: Doc.316
Now guys/gals...you really shouldn't be doing the work for them . For them to learn something from the competition they have to do the math themselves.
Now if you come up with a novel idea to win and the team actually uses it....and you are not on the team roster/member of AIAA/enrolled as an undergrad...etc they could actually get disqualified...that wouldn't be too cool.
Or they just need to include a reference to this thread as part of their bibliography....
You'll notice that I've been careful NOT to actually draw up the model for them. Instead I've analyzed and discussed the different factors only and suggested where the more important limitations in this design exercise would be. It's still up to them to test for the factors and determine just how heavy they can make it and still step up to the line with a good chance of at least making it safely into the air.