Last update 7/2/97

1996/97 Cessna/ONR Student Design/Build/Fly Final Scores

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The 1996/97 Cessna/ONR Student Design/Build/Fly Competition fly-off was held at Ragged Island Maryland on Saturday, 26 April. The inaugural year of the competition was a great success. I want to congratulate all the participating teams on their efforts. Everyone can be proud of the efforts put forth and the achievements made in participating in the contest. A special thanks goes to our sponsors and financial supporters, Cessna Aircraft Company, and The Office of Naval Research and to our host, BAI Aerosystems. Thank you also to the judges and contest support staff.

I would also like to congratulate the teams for their competitive spirit and camaraderie. A special recognition goes to the teams from Syracuse University, Washington State University, and University of California, Los Angeles for showing the true spirit of the competition. Although they were unable to obtain a scored flight, the team members continued through the entire day to work on their aircraft and make repeated flight attempts.

The official order of finish for the 1996/97 contest is:

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FIRST PLACE ($2500 prize)
University of Illinois
Paper Score	93.8
Official Laps	12
Final Score	1125.6

SECOND PLACE ($1500 prize)
Virginia Tech.
Paper Score	82.6
Official Laps	10
Final Score	826

THIRD PLACE ($1000 prize)
Texas A & M University
Paper Score	71.4
Official Laps	10
Final Score	714

FOURTH PLACE
Utah State University
Paper Score	57.8
Official Laps	4
Final Score	231.2

FIFTH PLACE
West Virginia University
Paper Score	48.2
Official Laps	3
Final Score	144.6

SIXTH PLACE
Washington State University
Paper Score	68.9
Official Laps	0
Final Score	68.9
Best flight was 1 lap but flight was disqualified failure to land 
on the runway.

SEVENTH PLACE
University of California, Los Angeles
Paper Score	66.9
Official Laps	0
Final Score	66.9
Best flight was 0 laps but flight was disqualified for failure to 
meet take-off distance / height requirement.

EIGHTH PLACE
Syracuse University
Paper Score	40.3
Official Laps:	0
Final Score	40.3
Best flight was 4 laps but flight was disqualified for failure to 
remain on runway during landing.

NINTH PLACE
Polytechnic University, Brooklyn
Paper Score	86.2
Official Laps	0
Final Score	0
Did not Complete Competition

TENTH PLACE
University of Alabama
Paper Score	75.5
Official Laps	0
Final Score	0
Did not Complete Competition

ELEVENTH PLACE
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Paper Score	64.3
Official Laps	0
Final Score	0
Did not Complete Competition

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With the completion of the 1996/97 competition it is time to start looking forward to the 1997/98 competition, which will be hosted at Cessna Aircraft in Wichita, KS.