http://www.terrabreak.org/ en-us tim@terrabreak.org 2008-08-15T23:10:42-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.terrabreak.org/archives/2008_08.shtml If you haven't been checking the Official Site daily the last couple of weeks... the new rules are up: Direct Linkage. So, read, consider, and feel free to discuss in our forums!... 137@http://www.terrabreak.org/ 2008-08-15T23:10:42-05:00 http://www.terrabreak.org/archives/2008_08.shtml If you haven't been checking the Official Site daily the last couple of weeks... the new rules are up: Direct Linkage. So, read, consider, and feel free to discuss in our forums!... 136@http://www.terrabreak.org/ 2008-08-15T23:10:41-05:00 http://www.terrabreak.org/archives/2008_04.shtml This is just an FYI. I've managed to enter all the data we collected about the a/c at competition to their respective team page, plus a little extra we've collected through email/forums. The Podium page is updated for the most... 135@http://www.terrabreak.org/ 2008-04-23T23:01:20-05:00 http://www.terrabreak.org/archives/2008_04.shtml By the way, I don't think this was ever mentioned on the front page, but all data we are putting up is going onto the team pages live this year. So check back -- we'll be entering lots of data... 134@http://www.terrabreak.org/ 2008-04-21T00:43:18-05:00 http://www.terrabreak.org/archives/2008_04.shtml The boat has sailed, and another DBF is in the books. Some fun facts: There were 165 flight attempts, of which 50 were successful scoring flights. 47 teams completed tech inspection, out of 51 teams that showed up. With the... 133@http://www.terrabreak.org/ 2008-04-20T18:50:30-05:00 http://www.terrabreak.org/archives/2008_04.shtml there are 5 minutes to go; but that hasn't stopped Virginia Tech from re-teching and trying to make it out to the flight line. Surprisingly, the queue hasn't been empty this afternoon, as of 4:30 the flight attempts for the... 132@http://www.terrabreak.org/ 2008-04-20T18:00:57-05:00 http://www.terrabreak.org/archives/2008_04.shtml Well the winds are strong, but they're not out of control. Teams are still making flight attempts; however the carnage is getting significant. Also, I got the following from OU the fire victims: Hello Tim The cause of the fire... 131@http://www.terrabreak.org/ 2008-04-20T15:13:41-05:00 http://www.terrabreak.org/archives/2008_04.shtml It all started with a small box, with two bells inconspicuously mounted to the Cessna hangar support. The tag read "prop. of Boeing", and it rings when there is a wind warning. Yup, the competition site is under a high... 130@http://www.terrabreak.org/ 2008-04-20T12:29:10-05:00 http://www.terrabreak.org/archives/2008_04.shtml The day has started off heavy as the teams are trying to get flights in before the wind picks up around noon. Current forecasts are calling for 25mph, with atleast one shift. Some teams are trying to squeeze in before... 129@http://www.terrabreak.org/ 2008-04-20T10:09:34-05:00 http://www.terrabreak.org/archives/2008_04.shtml Today was a busy day on the flight line. I counted 79 flight attempts, of which 37 were successful. Saturday saw lots of well built, stable aircraft. However, we did see a DBF first -- fire! More pics to follow,... 128@http://www.terrabreak.org/ 2008-04-20T00:18:29-05:00 http://www.terrabreak.org/archives/2008_04.shtml The contest has begun! With 40 teams through tech inspection, and very favorable weather (I'm serious- there's almost no wind in Wichita today!), the flight line has been very busy. So far, OSU Black is leading the pack with the... 127@http://www.terrabreak.org/ 2008-04-19T17:19:04-05:00 http://www.terrabreak.org/archives/2008_04.shtml 60... That's the number of reports successfully submitted. That, folks, is a record! Also, for your information/consumption: 16 teams have passed tech inspection so far! This includes: Purdue MIT Concrete OSU Orange UCI UC Boulder UT Arlington OSU Black GT... 126@http://www.terrabreak.org/ 2008-04-18T18:21:05-05:00 http://www.terrabreak.org/archives/2008_04.shtml I think by now most of the staff is en route or close to it. We'll be coming in from all parts of the country this evening, and will see all of you during Tech Inspection tomorrow or Saturday! Best... 125@http://www.terrabreak.org/ 2008-04-17T14:59:28-05:00 http://www.terrabreak.org/archives/2008_04.shtml Hey y'all. In an effort to reduce our workload while at competition, we're requesting info from everyone ahead of time. This also gives us a chance to test some of the new back-end code Mike's been working on. We're looking... 124@http://www.terrabreak.org/ 2008-04-15T19:20:54-05:00 http://www.terrabreak.org/archives/2008_03.shtml Times Up! Put your pencils down..... Well, it is well past 5pm, in all time zones, so, I hope everyone got their report in on time. Now, get to work building and test flying! Best of luck to everyone, we... 123@http://www.terrabreak.org/ 2008-03-05T01:54:31-05:00