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 Airjectory (Division B - Trial Event)
Disease Detectives (Division B and C)
Road Scholar (Division B)
Wind Power (Division B and C - Trial Event)
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Airjectory (Division B - Trial Event) |
Q: Regarding Rule 2a. "Each team may bring 1 or 2 rockets and a launcher of their own design...." We have a basic launcher from Egg O Naught that we want to modify for Airjectory. Must we build an entirely new launcher from scratch? We will of course just copy the one we already have, but it would be a waste of the money the team already spent on the launcher we just bought for the Regional and State Tournament.
A: Feel free to modify your Egg O Naught launcher.
Q: Can you bring a log sheet and can you use a device to find the distance to the target, like a laser sight or a scope?
A: Log sheets are permitted. Sights are not banned in the rules as written, so they should be allowed to keep things fair.
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| Disease Detectives (Division B and C) |
Q: For Disease Detectives, what are the topics regarding the environmental causes of public health problems?
A: The environmental causes of public health problem topics for the 2008 Division B and C Disease Detectives at the National Competition will focus on the Effects of Extreme Weather and the Acute Health Effects of Air Pollution. |
| Road Scholar (Division B) |
Q: At regionals and states, event coordinators would inform us ahead of time what state maps we would need to bring to the road scholar event. Do we need to supply our own maps for the national tournament? If so, of which states?
A: All maps will be provided for Road Scholar. Teams do not need to bring any maps with them. Road maps are being provided by AAA |
| Wind Power (Division B and C - Trial Event) |
Q: Regarding the section titled "The Competition"..."but are limited to the materials provided and the space on the forward side of the CD". Does this mean the blades cannot extend past the (approx.) 4 1/2: diameter of a CD?
A: The propellers cannot be placed on the "B" side of the CD - they can extend past the diameter as long as they are placed on the "A" side.
Q: Are we to assume that the fan will be basically centered on the propeller, that is, the same amount of wind will hit the propeller on either side of the axis of rotation? (the (majority of) the wind will not blow on one side of the shaft only).
A: I believe you are safe to assume that!
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