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Unread 11-01-2007, 22:24
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AKA: Michael Foley
FRC #1741 (Red Alert Robotics)
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Rookie Year: 2005
Location: Greenwood, Indiana
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Re: Risk of the Lift?

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Originally Posted by cgredalertcc View Post
This is my personal apology for my "attitude" earlier. Turns out after crunching the numbers lift = lighter than ramp. So drum roll please 1741 is.......lifting!! We'll see how it works. I do have a question. If we were to use honeycomb (the metal used for certain surfaces on comercial air craft) and used glue to attach the skin is that within the rules? As they read it says that you may not use adhesive back tapes, but this isn't tape so I think its legal but I wanted other opinions if you wouldn't mind.

Thanks
Thanks for letting out our secret!!!! Just kidding... At first our team went unanimously for the ramp, then the vote flipped and I was stuck on the ramp. Now, well I still think a ramp is going to be lighter, safer, and easier to build, but a lift does have its advantages. So I guess it's official that our team (1741) is lifting...

Last edited by The Revolver : 11-01-2007 at 22:27.