HELICOPTERS
Sample Helicopter Measurements – 2017
The helicopter pictured here is only one possible configuration that satisfies rules.
Flat balsa wood disk large
enough to cover a dime is
uppermost part (3.c.)
Maximum diameter
of 20.0 cm for multibladed rotors (3.f.)
Total mass of
helicopter excluding
rubber motor is at
least 2.5 g (3.e.)
Helicopter
labeled for easy
identification (3.j.)
SCIENCE OLYMPIAD HIGH SCHOOL (C-01)
Up to three fixed
pitch rotors with no
limit on number of
blades or their
chord (3.f.)
Rubber motor of
any mass must be
detachable from
helicopter (3.i.)
Maximum radius of 12.5 cm for
single-bladed rotors (3.g.)
THE INFORMATION HERE SHOULD NOT BE INTERPRETED AS AN EXTENSION OF THE RULES. THE OFFICIAL RULES IN THE
CURRENT RULES MANUAL TAKE PRECEDENCE. © SCIENCE OLYMPIAD INC.