The results from this year’s indoor flight competition showed much improvement from last year’s competition. The record of the flight time in this event was 1 minute 14 seconds, a drastic improvement from the previous year’s record of less than 20 seconds. Much of the improvement was due to our approach in preparing the learning modules and conducting the workshop session this year.
The winners of the flight competitions were:
- SMK Permatang Tok Jaya (A)
- SMK Tasek
- SMK Seri Nibong (B)
- SMK Datuk Onn (B)
- MRSM Kepala Batas (A)
- SMK Bukit Mertajam (A)
In the First Round competition of AEROFAIR 2015, 3 teams passed the 1-minute flight time with a maximum time of 1 minute 14 seconds attained by SMK Tasek. SMK Permatang Tok Jaya (A) had the second best time of 1 minute 12 seconds, followed by SMK Seri Nibong (B) with a flight time of 1 minute 10 seconds. 7 other teams flew past 40 seconds, and another 7 teams flew past 20 seconds. Highlights and photos during the competition can be read in this post.
The face-to-face Final Round was held between SMK Tasek and SMK Permatang Tok Jaya (A). Both teams released their planes at the same time. SMK Permatang Tok Jaya (A) won the competition in the Final Round with a flight time of 1 minute 5 seconds using 850 rubber-band turns, beating SMK Tasek with a flight time of 53 seconds.
SMK Permatang Tok Jaya (A), as the overall winner, received a remote-controlled Hexacopter PathFinder 2 W609, complete with a First-Person-View camera and a screen, priced at about RM650. In addition, the top 3 winners received a trophy each. All winners were awarded a medal and a winning certificate. Photos of the 6 winning teams, with Dr. Farzad from the School of Aerospace Engineering USM presenting the awards, are shown above.
We observed that the planes of some of the other teams flew well during their flight tests, but unfortunately crashed onto the walls or other obstacles. Subsequent flights from these teams did not produce good results even after fixing the broken or fractured parts.