Boeing, IITs & RVCE presents
National Aeromodelling Competition 2024-25

Format of the Competition

1. Selection to participate in Zonals

   Through the screening of Abstract of Design, its explanation, and pictures (given in subsequent paragraphs).

2. Zonals

   The zonal events will be conducted in 4 IITs, namely:

   • IIT Kharagpur
   • IIT Bombay
   • IIT Kanpur
   • IIT Madras

   Participants can register the team to participate only in the zones based on the location of their college. See in subsequent paragraphs.

   The Participants will bring their aircraft and all necessary equipment to participate.

3. Finals

   Top 3 teams from each zonal round will be invited to the national finals at RVCE, Bengaluru.

Problem Statement for the Zonal Rounds

Team (composition defined later) is responsible for designing and operating a radio-controlled aircraft (more details on the aircraft specification in the Design Constraints Section).

The goal of the aircraft is to carry as much payload as possible compared to its own weight and deliver it in a specified zone.

The payload will be golf balls: Weight of 45g; Diameter of 43 mm

Payload will be supplied by the organizers during the competition.

The arena will be an open ground.

There will be two rounds in the zonal competition.

A. Qualifier Round - to select the top 30 teams for the Main Round

B. Main Round - to select the top 3 teams to participate in Finals to be held at RVCE Bengaluru

A. Qualifier Round

The qualifier round’s objective is to select those 30 teams who:

• Built aircraft with good payload-carrying capability and,
• Can fly safely while carrying the payloads.

The aircraft should carry the payload for a minimum of 30 seconds.

The payload should be carried inside the aircraft and not exposed externally.

Judges will examine the aircraft and allow the take-off only when satisfied with the payload mounting mechanism.

A maximum time of 3 minutes will be given between the takeoff and the landing, and the aircraft should complete the round within the time limit.

Score = Weight of Payload Carried * 100 / Weight of Aircraft without Payload

Team with Aircraft that cannot fly for 30 seconds with the payload will get a 0 score.

Only aircraft that demonstrate safe flying with payload in the Qualifier Round will be allowed to participate in the main round.

Each team will get 2 attempts, and the best of the two will be the team's final score.

From the Qualifier Round, based on the score, the top 30 teams will qualify for the Main Round.

Reimbursement: Along with qualification to the next round, qualifying teams will get a reimbursement of INR 5000 per team towards material costs for their models. The qualifying team must share the bank account details that belong to one of the team members.

B. Main Round

The aircraft should carry payload of independent golf balls and drop them in a circular drop zone of 20m diameter.

The drop should be performed after a minimum flight time of 30 seconds after take-off.

All the payloads in/on the aircraft should be released in a single drop.

The payloads should fall as independent objects and should not be joined together as one bigger payload (sticking them together or dropping a box with multiple payloads in it etc. is not allowed).

The entire payload should be released using only one channel in the transmitter.

The drop zone is at 40m from the take-off and landing zone.

Score = Weight of Payload Dropped in the zone * 100 / Weight of Aircraft without Payload

Each team gets 2 attempts in the main round. The best score of the two will be considered as the Main round Score.

A maximum time of 3 minutes will be given between the takeoff and the landing in each attempt. The aircraft should complete the drop and land within the time limit.

Zonal Winners:

Final Score = (0.25 x Score in Qualifier Round) + (0.75 x Score in Main Round)

Top 3 teams with the highest final score will be declared as winners of the Zonal.

If there is a tie, the winner will be decided by a separate round framed by the Judges on the spot. Judges' decisions would be considered final in all cases.

Winning Top 3 teams will be invited to RVCE Bengaluru for the finals.

The problem statement for the final round will be launched in Feb 2025.

Design Constraints

Aircraft

1. The competition requires participants to design and fabricate a Fixed Wing RC aircraft. Readymade models like RTF, ARF, BNF etc., are not allowed.
2. T/W <= 1.2 without payload (If excess thrust is measured, it will be neutralized by adding weight below the aircraft at the center of gravity).
3. The aircraft should have a maximum weight of 1 Kg (without any payload being added).
4. The propeller diameter should not be greater than 13 inches.
5. The wingspan should be a maximum of 1.2 m.
6. Only electric motors are allowed. Using IC engines or any other means of providing thrust is prohibited.
7. Use of gyroscopes (gyros) and programming assistance in receivers is prohibited.
8. Programming for any step of the mission is not allowed.
9. Use of FPV or any other support for flying is not allowed.

Team Structure

1. Maximum Team Size: 4
2. Minimum Team Size: 2
3. An additional mentor can accompany the team but will not be allowed to help them during their participation.
4. Team members may be from the same college/school or different (School/UG/PG). However, all the schools/colleges should be within the same zone. (See section on Zones for more details).
5. Any number of teams can participate from one college/school.
6. Only students can participate in this competition.
7. Participants must get a bona fide certificate signed by the respective HoD/Dean/Principal and their school/college ID Card.
8. A safety pilot might be available at the ground (provided by the organizers) and, if needed, have control of your aircraft in case of emergency. The participant can voluntarily take the safety pilot's help or fly independently. However, if the safety pilot feels that the participant's skills are inadequate, the pilot will take over considering the safety aspects. The final decision on this will be that of the safety pilot and judges, and the participant must adhere to the same.

Zones

Your team can participate only in the zones based on the location of your college/school as defined below:

• IIT Kharagpur
• IIT Kanpur
• IIT Bombay
• IIT Madras

1. IIT Kharagpur

   • Arunachal Pradesh
   • Assam
   • Bihar
   • Chhattisgarh
   • Jharkhand
   • Madhya Pradesh
   • Manipur
   • Meghalaya
   • Mizoram
   • Nagaland
   • Odisha
   • Sikkim
   • Telangana
   • Tripura
   • West Bengal

2. IIT Kanpur

   • Delhi
   • Haryana
   • Himachal Pradesh
   • Jammu & Kashmir
   • Ladakh
   • Punjab
   • Uttar Pradesh
   • Uttarakhand

3. IIT Bombay

   • Goa
   • Gujarat
   • Maharashtra
   • Rajasthan

4. IIT Madras

   • Andaman and Nicobar Islands
   • Andhra Pradesh
   • Karnataka
   • Kerala
   • Lakshadweep
   • Tamil Nadu

Abstract Submission to Qualify for Zonals

1. All participants must submit an abstract on their aircraft in A4 size, 1.5 line spacing with standard formatting, total less than 15 pages, and a zip file containing at least 5 and no more than 10 photographs of the aircraft while it is being built.
2. The Abstract must document the basic design of the aircraft (dimensions, wing areas, velocity, etc.) and explain how the design suits the given problem.
3. Download the standard format from the respective IIT websites.
4. The Abstract must be submitted 20 days in advance of the competition date.
5. The Abstract must be submitted as per the format mentioned by sending an email to: <insert corresponding email ID for each zonal>.
6. The shortlist based on the abstract to participate in the zonal rounds would be announced 15 days before the competition date.
7. If multiple teams are coming from the same school/college, the aircraft of each team should come with designs that are different from each other. There should be at least a 2.5% difference in dimensions of all the following: wingspan, chord, and length of the fuselage. All the teams from a college violating this clause will be disqualified.

General Guidelines

1. The same aircraft should be used in both rounds, and they should be the same ones as in the abstract. In case of damages during the competition, teams can repair the same aircraft but are not allowed to use a replacement. The repaired aircraft should be ready in time for the turn.
2. Teams are suggested to carry additional components (motors, batteries, propellers, etc.) to avoid last-minute surprises at the venue. You will lose time/attempt if you are not ready at your turn.
3. The use of 2.4 GHz radio is required for all aircraft competing. If the participants want to use any other frequency, they must inform the organizers in advance.
4. Receivers installed in the aircraft must be in 'receiver mode only'.
5. Metal propellers are not allowed.
6. Organizers will check all the systems (Servos, motors, etc.) for functionality before the competition. If found not working, teams will be dismissed from the competition.
7. Please do not share parts of your aircraft (motors, ESC, Battery etc.) with other teams. Each team is expected to carry all the equipment needed to participate in the competition.
8. The models can have powered take-off with landing gear or be launched manually by a person standing at ground level.
9. A team member cannot be a part of more than one team.
10. The timer will start after 60 seconds of the previous team completing their attempt. The participants must be prepared in time and launch without delay after entering the take-off zone. The teams would lose their turn if they were not ready in time.
11. To be eligible for the reimbursement, the qualifying team must share the bank account details that belong to one of the team members. The name on the bank account must match the registered participant's name. Reimbursement/Prize money will not be transferred if there is a mismatch.
12. In view of stringent safety requirements, if a pilot flies out of the designated flying zone, which includes the overhead of the event organizing and control section, as mentioned at the venue, he/she is disqualified. He/she must immediately turn back and land safely.
13. The arena/location of take-off and drop zones might vary based on the actual ground and wind conditions.
14. Participation in multiple zonal events and finals
    • Teams can participate in only one zonal event.
    • The same team members participating in the zonal should participate in the final.
    • Any attempts to unfairly influence the scoring or disrupt the competition by teams or individuals associated with them, such as parents, professors, trainers, etc., will result in immediate disqualification of the teams.

Revisions

Any revisions to the Scope of the Competition would be intimated to all the participants via registered email, and the same would be updated on the websites of the respective technical festivals.

Contact Details

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