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| A North Carolina State University hang glider made of paper wings ascends on the dunes at Nags Head, N.C. during Energy Challenge Saturday. Six students built the glider out of recycled paper products and flew to first place in the national competition sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy and the Institute of Paper Science and Technology. (PRNewsFoto) | |
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A North Carolina State University hang glider made of paper wings ascends on the dunes at Nags Head, N.C. during Energy Challenge Saturday. Six students built the glider out of recycled paper products and flew to first place in the national competition sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy and the Institute of Paper Science and Technology.
2nd place, Spartan School of Aeronautics (Tulsa, Okla.)
3rd place, Temple University
(see more results at end of story)
Other competing teams included: North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, Western Michigan University, University of Maine, University of Central Florida, Miami University of Ohio, Savannah College of Art and Design and Georgia Institute of Technology
NAGS HEAD, N.C., April 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Students from North Carolina State University glided to first place today at Energy Challenge '03 as they flew the furthest distance from the top of an 80-foot dune at Nags Head, N.C.
In conjunction with the 100th Anniversary of the Wright Brothers' First Flight, ten collegiate teams took to the skies and attempted three hang gliding flights each with wings they designed and constructed from paper materials, including corrugated paperboard or linerboard. The students have been preparing for today's competition for almost eight months.
Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy and the Institute of Paper Science and Technology, the Energy Challenge competition encourages innovation, interest in science and engineering, and promotes awareness of energy efficiency, manufacturing design, recycling, waste minimization, and pulp and paper industrial processes. The competition supports DOE's Agenda 2020, a program to enhance the economic competitiveness of the U.S. forest products industry and to help the pulp and paper industry reach the vision of more energy efficient manufacturing processes in the year 2020.
The pulp, paper and paperboard industries are intense users of energy. This
contest enables students to learn about energy-efficient and
environmentally friendly paper manufacturing.
Spartan School of Aeronautics (Tulsa, Okla.) captured second and Temple University finished third. The members of the winning team were Jody Moss, Daphne Wang, Josh McCall, Bryan Ransom, Sarah Mertens, Trey Hathaway and Brandon Teague.
"It was great to know the glider could actually fly," said Mertens, also the team's pilot. "Even with all the stress on it, the glider withstood the challenge and the paper didn't tear. "We learned a lot about paper manufacturing working on this project."
Participating teams included North Carolina State University, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (Greensboro, N.C.), Georgia Institute of Technology, University of Maine, Miami University, Temple University, Savannah College of Art and Design, Spartan School of Aeronautics (Tulsa, Okla.), University of Central Florida and Western Michigan University.
The flights accounted for 20 percent of the total points needed to win Energy Challenge '03. Overall scoring for the event was based on best paper hang glider performance during a distance event, written reports, gross weight, material composition, sail area requirements, tear and tensile strength, moisture resistance, recycle content and novelty of design.
Each school was required to complete a weeklong AHang One@ Designation rating course under the direction of Kitty Hawk Kites, Inc. Kitty Hawk Kites is a certified member of the United States Hang Gliding Association.
Team NCSU Spartan Temple UMaine SCAD
Overall Finish 1 2 3 4 5
Accumulated Flight
Distance (FT) 449 542 465 217 154
Total Score 82.7 77.7 68.6 63.8 63.5
*Best Flight in Distance -- a typical good flight is 135 ft --
193.9 Feet
TEAM Miami UCF GT WMU NCAT
Overall Finish 6 7 8 9 10
Accumulated Flight
Distance (FT) 417 126 473 406 381
Total Score 63.0 54.5 52.0 38.1 31.9
SOURCE Institute of Paper Science and Technology
Web Site: http://www.ipst.edu
http://www.ipst.edu/energy_challenge
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