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| 1255 W. International Speedway Blvd. Daytona Beach, FL 32114 Phone: (386) 258.-4665 Fax: (386) 226-0332
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Beginning in 1999, Mainland began participating in the Internet Science and Technology Fair (ISTF) - an Internet research competition held each year. It is sponsored by the College of Engineering at the University of Central Florida. For the past four years, Mainland's teams have been coached by Mrs. Cathy Colwell, Mainland's physics teacher. Each year, teams are formed in September and meet each Wednesday through the end of February preparing the project's website. Each of Mainland's four entries in this contest have won 1st place and are featured in the ISTF Hall of Fame. UCF announces each year's winners in early May. For Operation WingChange, the students chose the national critical technology category of transportation with a technical application of avionics: integrated airframe controls, focusing on piezoelectric actuators. Their product was an airfoil that would be kept at an ideal camber through the use of piezoelectric actuators so that the wings optimal efficiency could be attained. http://mainland.cctt.org/istf2003/
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