I have an idea for an informal contest at that involves flyers launching the most "letters" of motors (1/4A - M?) on the fewest possible rockets. I need a formula that works out so that launching a single rocket (say an Alpha) on a single class of motor (say an A), doesn't help your score much, but if you also launch the exact same rocket with a B and C motor, your score would go up significantly. The flyer could choose a different rocket to launch D, E, and F motors and maybe something bigger for G, H, I, J, and so on.
The launches wouldn't need to be done in alphabetical order. There is no need to have any rules about condition of rocket after the flight, since not being able to launch it again on a different motor is its own penalty. The contest would encourage people to launch a bunch of different motors and to stretch the limits of what they normally fly.
Playing around in Excel, the best formula that I have come up with so far is (motors^1.5)/rockets, which works but is hard to explain and seems needlessly complex.
Can someone out there with a more analytical mind come up with something better/simpler, or has something like this already been done?
Thanks!
The launches wouldn't need to be done in alphabetical order. There is no need to have any rules about condition of rocket after the flight, since not being able to launch it again on a different motor is its own penalty. The contest would encourage people to launch a bunch of different motors and to stretch the limits of what they normally fly.
Playing around in Excel, the best formula that I have come up with so far is (motors^1.5)/rockets, which works but is hard to explain and seems needlessly complex.
Can someone out there with a more analytical mind come up with something better/simpler, or has something like this already been done?
Thanks!