22nd/23rd July 2006 - XFM Farnborough International Air Show

The Farnborough International Airshow is the most visited airshow in Europe with 250,000 trade and public visitors. XFM is one of their star attractions at the Farnborugh Aerodrome just outside London in 2006.

The show will be similar to previous XFM Featherweight Challenge shows (along with a few twists) but with plenty of time built in for teams to enjoy the sights and sounds of the airshow built in, as well as free tickets for friends and family to attend (subject to availability). Well be running with seating around the arena and were looking forward to it being a fantastic chance for robots to be seen at another prestigious event in the UK.

Signups on the XFM website for this and other 2006 XFM events will be opened shortly.

For more details on the 2006 Farnborough Airshow visit http://www.farnborough.comhttp://www.farnborough.com

Ed - XFM

All, registration for Farnborough 2006 is open.

http://www.extremefightingmachines.com/apply.htmlhttp://www.extremefightingmachines.com/apply.html

Ed - XFM

Ed, can you check for me if my application came through please?

Leo, not had anything

We still have some spaces left for Farnborough - if anyone still wants to come....

Please register at http://www.extremefightingmachines.co.uk/apply.htmlhttp://www.extremefightingmachines.co.uk/apply.html

Ed did you get our application

Tony - Teamdragon

I could do with an update on the various arrangements asap if that would be possible.

Thanks

Ewan, information on Farnborough will be coming out in the next week or so. Anything specific you need to know - just drop us an email.

Ed - XFM

Ok, cheers Ed, Ill wait a week for now

Information has been sent out to teams. If you think youve signed up to this and youve not got an email, or you want to come - please get in contact ASAP.

Ed - XFM

Guys, we can squeeze a few more robots in for Farnborough as were getting a bigger Pits tent than we first thought. If youre interested please email me directly !

Be quick !

Thanks

Ed - XFM

Farnborough Update - Big Brother is Coming !

Endemol who produce Big Brother will be joining XFM at Farnborough for the weekend along with the Big Brothers Big Mouth show - your chance to get yourself, and your robot on prime time TV and give your opinion on whats going on in the Big Brother house !

Space Available
Due to a couple of teams that have had to drop out due to other commitments we have space for more teams at Farnborough but youll have to be quick to get the spaces so please get in contact asap so we can get your security passes sorted.

Ed - XFM

great, i enjoy events when ian watts is there :)
sorry, had to.

That was just too bad james...

Hmmm... not sure what to think of that news... good I guess :uhoh:. Will they just be parked up beside us or something?

Big Brothers Big Mouth Show - are they doing a series? Theyll need to when I get through what I have to say about it!

i have nothing to say about it. i think its the stupidest thing in the world, to lock a group of attention seekers in a house with nothing to do, then call their absolute boredom and stir crazyness reality tv. Whats real about that?

I gave up on bb after craig won, sorry

I gave up on Big Brother 7 years ago after the first serie was shown on dutch television (the original series). So on behalf of all the sane dutch people my sincere apologies for exporting this horrorshow to the UK.

Whether you love Big Brother or hate it - everyone seems to have something to say on it ;)

If you fancy a taste of whats coming up at Farnborough International, the UKs most attended and most important airshow take a look here. Not just public tents, go see what BAE Systems are working on, whats Lockheed Martin producing - with $14 billion in orders last year for show exhibitors and the FIRST public appearance of the Airbus A380 Farnboroughs this years going to be an emazing event from start to finish

http://www.farnborough.com/docs/2006/farnborough06.wmvhttp://www.farnborough.com/docs/2006/farnborough06.wmv

Want to know which aircraft are coming including Apache Helicopters, Airbus A380 and the US DoD B-1B Lancer click here

http://www.farnborough.com/aircraft/aircraft.asphttp://www.farnborough.com/aircraft/aircraft.asp

Ed - XFM
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Ooo, cant wait. The A380 is gonna be a monster...

Should we be expecting to get anything in the post for this show or is it an email affair?

Ive found some show maps here:
http://www.farnborough.com/media/news/news-article.asp?n=2272http://www.farnborough.com/media/new...cle.asp?n=2272

Though Id expect this to be in the final email, are there any hints as to whereabouts on the showground well be positioned?

Should be another great oppuritunity to collect some more material for one of my GCSE Lens based media (yes, thats what they now call Photography) projects :)

Thanks

Ewan nothing in the post - just a final update email which will go out tomorrow.

Maps, site plans campsite maps etc all included - should all go fine.

Ed
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Guys, am waiting on Farnborough to confirm arrival information and dont want to start sending info to you all in bits so will send out the final confirmation email tomorrow rather than a bit tonight and a bit tomorrow.

Ed
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That B-1B is a monster. The noise on take off is nothing short of sheer Terror.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/5186596.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/5186596.stm

Anyone want to put it through its paces in the name of science? :proud:

For heavens sake dont let John clap eyes on that thing..
It may well weigh 180Kg but I still cant see that stopping him challenging the European Space Agency to Stick it in the arena if you think its hard enough!
(Plus I dont fancy a bill for £410M!!) :uhoh:

It has a 2 year trip of at least 36m miles to get there and has to negotiate the martian landscape and everything else it comes across........
Yeah! Its a picnic compared to what it could encounter within 2 secs inside the XFM arena - a black spinny thing racing towards it could be the last thing seen through that webcam it carries :proud:

All ready to go with slightly revised machine coming out at a startling 11.7kg

Revisions are replaced front armour and homemade linear actuator for the claw instead of direct rotary drive. Ill record a test video this afternoon but wont get it online till after the weekend.

Ill only be playing in the cadet class with this machine - its a fragile thing :)

See you all there

550 miles and 2 and 1/2 days later....
Really enjoyed that. Rach is so shattered shes still in bed, but I just wanted to thank Ed and the XFM crew and attending roboteers for a really enjoyable weekend.
It will be a while now until we can make it to another, but look forward to our next one whenever that may be.

Are there any videos online?

Good event, How come every time i retire a G3, it wins? Ill get some pics and vids on later.

48 Photos: http://www.teammad.co.uk/farnborough.htmhttp://www.teammad.co.uk/farnborough.htm

The last photo is of Ed trying out a new job.

Ive just about woken up after a long drive back.

Good event, was a good oppuritunity to test out concepts for the future. Ill try to get pics and vids (and also ones from Fairford) up sometime this week.

Will be interesting to see if were invited back next year - its a show with potential for the future if the most can be made of it.

Even if Ed volunteered to go into the house I still wouldnt watch BB.
Its been a while since my last event (Easter 3 months back to be more accurate) that I was getting stir crazy! It was great seeing everyone getting into the competative spirit - simply seeing all you lot again was nice :)
Now looking forward to the end of August. If Jennys door minding skills are anything to go by we should have no problems with strays. She looked menacing enough just standing there but woe betide anyone who messes with the Sensei :proud:

If any one is interested i think were going to be on Tonight at 10pm on E4 or Tomorrow at 11pm on E4.

Vids now on my site Events page Leister/magna/XFM bottom of page. http://www.teamdragon.org.ukwww.teamdragon.org.uk

Tony, do you have the G3 v LF semi final? Alan filmed it, but moves the camera away for the flip.

The only ones I have are the ones on my site

Any body got any videos with Baromot in

HaHa saw you all. Youd do anything to get on tele :P

hehehehehe, all recorded - ed your mug shot will be online very soon I can assure you!

Ripping it atm. Will get it on tonight.