Electric Weight: with or without batteries at UN Nationals

[Wincons at aol.com]

In a message dated 6/10/2005 6:11:53 P.M. Central Daylight Time,  
vanputte at cox.net writes:


On Jun  10, 2005, at 5:20 PM, Wincons at aol.com wrote:

>
> In a message  dated 6/10/2005 7:58:29 A.M. Central Daylight Time, 
>  Jim_Woodward at beaerospace.com writes:
>> Does anyone happen to know  what the weighing policy will be for 
>> electric planes at the nats  (with or without batteries)?
> After a top secret, high level meeting  with both CIAM, FAI, AMA, 
> NSRCA, SPCA and the OSBR; the NATS  committee has issued a ruling;
>  
>  "Competitors in 401 through 406 WILL be allowed to  discharge 
> battery pack of electric propelled airplanes, using  whatever external 
> equipment necessary, prior to being weighed for  compliance with the 11 
> pound competition rule."
>  
>     I'm told that they are scrambling to  obtain equipment prior to the 
> first day of competition, but that we  might have to submit to weighing 
> as if the aircraft were 'wet', or,  liquid fuel. I'm sure all 
> participants will remain subject to the  rules pertaining to 'souped 
> up' fuels; i.e. pro tonic and alpha  emitter packs, as opposed to the 
> standard electron transference media  such as Lion and Li poly packs. 
>  
>  Still, this ruling should come to good news.  Me,  I'm battening 
> the hatches for the first hurricane of the season;  winds are kicking 
> up outside right now.  Good luck, Florida, if  it turns.



Brian will have a difficult time getting the big  "pooch" out of his 
cheek (tongue firmly in cheek) after that e-mail.   <VBG>

Ron Van Putte





BUT, nobody asked what OSBR meant...... 'one step beyond  ridiculous'........ 
<VBG>
 
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