Senior Design At 100mph Part-5
GREAT NEWS!! IT FLIES!!! Be sure to see our Flight Video, Photos, and Final Presentation!
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May 17, 2009
Senior Design at 100mph - Part 4
After designing the plane and creating water jet files, the next step was to cut them out of plywood with the waterjet.
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March 21, 2009
Senior Design at 100mph - Part 3
Calculations have to be backed up by real data at some point. That real data has to be gathered by someone, somehow. That is why our next step was to perform thrust testing. We first needed to test our engine, tune it and make sure everything was working. As well, we wanted ...
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February 17, 2009
Senior Design At 100mph - Part 2
Now that we the design phase is complete, our next phase was to construct a test wing to allow us to perform tests that would validate our calculations, and ensure that our design is strong enough. Since the wing is symmetrical across the fuselage, we will only be building one ...
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February 10, 2009
Senior Design At 100mph - Part 1
This is the story of my senior design project. A crack team of aerospace engineers and I have been assigned the task of designing and building a radio controlled plane which meets the following criteria. Must fly at a speed of 100mph or greater in level flight. Must withstand a load of 7g's Must ...
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February 7, 2009
The Flying Motorycle
Flying used to be daring, sexy, and a little bit dangerous. Barnstorming across the countryside in a cloth and wood biplane, flying airmail through thunderstorms in an open cabin.. yes those were the days. We have, for good reason, made flying a lot safer, and in the process, removed the thrill ...
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February 7, 2009