Club Unwired-Small Beginnings

Club Unwired is basically a bunch of enthusiastic guys who are into radio controlled (RC) gizmos("Unwired"-Enlish for without wires).Still in its budding stage,Club Unwired is currently made up of 15 guys(2nd and 3rd years) from NITC.The brain-child of NIT C's current 3rd years,we aspire to revive the once active(now non existent) aeromodelling club in NITC.
We are currently working on radio controlled gliders,so as to take part in IIT B's Techfest and IIT Kharagpur's Kshitij.The following few posts will lay out details of our progress with regard to these gliders.
After glory in these 2 events,we plan to expand into RC Cars,Star gazing and many other interesting,technical fields.We also plan to recruit more members into our club after these events.
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Krik krak

First Flight-Club Unwired

“The early bird catches the worm” or so they say. There were , however a group of them outside the college mini-canteen headed on their way , not to catch a worm but to just fly. With barely four to six hours sleep, no coffee, no tea, no snacks , there was nothing to curb the enthusiasm of club Unwired out to test their newest creation, like a bunch of kids hyped about a new toy they just couldn’t wait to try out. With nothing to slow them the group trotted on to the twelfth mile ground carrying their aircraft. The weather was perfect for an early morning jog but that wasn’t what they were thinking. They scanned the ground until they chose the perfect spot in the nearby grain field to fly the plane. There was no one about except them and a few farmers. With the controls in hand , they made a few last minute checks and adjustments, while adrenaline pumped through them. When they were ready, they could hardly wait and so one of them took the plane and got into position for its launch. As they started the countdown, even one of the farmers stopped to watch them out of curiosity. The plane was launched and they all watched thrilled. It seemed short-lived however when the plane dived downwards and their hearts stopped beating. But to their delight it went straight back up and circled the group. It was brief however as the plane crash landed after a successful maiden flight. The team was delighted that their efforts were finally paying off. The plane flew for a total of 9 seconds, a small but great start for the team who will be entering it for IIT Bombay’s Techfest later this January. It was a pumped up and ever so confident group that returned to the mini-canteen for a well deserved breakfast.
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Ramper