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From: Greg Page <gregory.s.page@nrl.navy.mil>
Subject: DBF Q&A #2

Welcome to 1999.  I have a couple items that have ben asked by several
teams, but aren't strictly rules interpretations, so I've been answering
each one seperatly.  Since they keep recurring, I've decided to pass them
on to everyone.

A recurring question has been where to find the required bottles for the
DBF competition.  The bottles required are the "milky" plastic bottles
commonly found in chemistry labs, so a good source is your local chem
department.  They are also available from Cole Parmer, which is where most
chem labs probably get them.

An additional item is how many bottles are needed and if they can be filled
before the flight.  All the bottles you plan to use MUST be pre-filled
before you go out to the runway for your series of flights.  You can always
dump some water out if needed to lighten them for a flight if desired.
Since it's a lot of water, you probably want to bring a wagon or cart with
you to carry them around.  We will try to have some of ours there, but it
may not be sufficient for all the teams.  Each bottle may be flown on only
one sortie during a given 10 minute competition period.  Bottles will be
unloaded after each sortie, and new ones loaded for the next take-off.  All
the bottles that have been flown will be weighed at the end of the 10
minute period for scoring.  We will bring some form of marking to use to
keep the bottles flown seperate from any additional bottles brought out to
the starting line but not used during the sorties.

I will be gathering information on hotel accomodations in the area, and
hope to have that info passed on to all the teams in a couple of weeks.

-Greg
Gregory S. Page
"If you want a kitten, start out by asking for a horse."

email: gregory.s.page@nrl.navy.mil
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