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Re: Helicopter propulsion

Posted by Tom S. at 1/15/2001 6:04 PM EST


Student on team #177, The Bobcats, from South Windsor High School and International Fuel Cells & ONSI.


In Reply to: Helicopter propulsion
Posted by John Nicholson on 1/15/2001 4:27 PM EST:



i'm not sure about the rules on 'flying' bots... but its gonna have to be one strong helicopter... we weighed out the goals as being about 65 pounds empty... People have also said that the stretcher is quite hefty... to lift that plus the weight of the bot is gonna be difficult. Also, when your on the ground and something breaks, it usually doesn't damage anything but the thing that broke, falling from the sky onto the playing field could do some serious damage to your bot.

Just my thoughts.

Tom S.
Team 177

: hi,
: My team and i was wondering if it was legal to design a robot that could take off and land like a helicopter, doing away with a drive system and not having to worry about the ramp at all. With this design, we can do a number of things easily...like pick up the strecher and fly it accros to the other side, or pick up the ball and put it on top of the goal or put the goal on the bridge to balance. I think this would be a great idea if it is allowed in the rules.

: Check out our blueprints that our team designed.

: Comments?

: thanks


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