EDISON Explorer Flight Challenge
Competition Information:
When:Sunday, 11 July, 2010
Where: Women's Institute of Management, Taman Tun Dr. Ismail
Time: 2:00 - 5:00 p.m. (Registration takes place from 2:00-2:30. Contestants in the distance and accuracy competitions will have until 2:30 to build their plane and test it. Competitions start at 2:30 p.m.)
Who can attend: Anyone who is 6-12 years of age (And no, you don't have to be an Edison Explorer.)
Contests you can enter: Airplane that can fly longest distance, airplane that can fly accurately and hit the target, largest airplane, smallest airplane and airplane model building
Event is free of charge!
Prizes:
Contest prizes and lucky draw prizes:
Usborne Puzzle Adventure Omnibus books (Contains seven mystery adventures to solve with clues if you get stuck.)
Paper Airplane making books (Learn to how to make a squadron of exquisite paper planes that include the Concord and F-14 Tomcat.)
Gliders and Planes with launchers
Remote controlled Flyer
Flight experiment kit
Baskin Robbins Vouchers
Required Downloads
On the left side of this page and click on "Downloads". Under Flight Challenge you will find the following:
1. A registration form for the contest
Please fill it out and either e-mail it to us at
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or send it in to our EDISON Explorer teachers (Anne in USJ 2 or Mary Ann in TTDI branch)
2. Contest Rules
Please download the rules for the competitions you wish to take part in. Read the rules carefully to avoid being disqualified on the day of the competition.
3. Model Airplane patterns, assembly instructions and pictures
If you would like to build a model for the Airplane Model competition, choose one of the three models (BellX1, Cap Glider or Wright Flyer) and down load the pattern and assembly instructions. You can also download pictures of what the three models look like after assembled.
Have fun preparing and we look forward to seeing you on the day of the event!
