More photos, plans of the winning glider, and and a detailed report by Pulitzer Prize and Walkley Award winner Colin Smith are available here. The winner was Wes Hoffman with his cunningly clever "go in circles and avoid the walls" glider. Detailed plans that would put most of us TLAR designers to shame here.
Peter Mac's effort was suitably unconventional as we would expect - and at least an innovative effort.
More details on his canard flier here.
Peter Mac's effort was suitably unconventional as we would expect - and at least an innovative effort.
More details on his canard flier here.
2018 John Bird Trophy competition
31 August 2018
A4 Foam sheet glider build
31 August 2018
A4 Foam sheet glider build
A great day was had by all. A tightly fought finish between Wes Hoffman and Colin Smith resulted in a fly off for first place. Wes's winning duration flight of 11.32 seconds sealed the day. Col's report of the day's activities are here. A set of photos of the day are here (Thanks Julie!) and spiffy plans of Wes's winning entry are here.
