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
Gasoline in My BigMacs
As I was pedaling my bicycle to classes one day, and as SUV’s and pickup trucks, each with their single occupant roared by me, I quietly reveled in the joy obtained by imagining how many gallons of gas I WASN’T burning and how many baby seals, honey bees, and whooping ...
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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
Flash AS3 Slideshow Using XML
Nothing Fancy here, just a slide show that I made using Flash and AS3. When the user mouses over the image, it expands and the marquee stops. Clicking the image will direct the user to a link specified in an XML file. This XML file contains the paths to the ...
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February 7, 2009
Dejapong Cooks! Steamed Dumplings
Growing up in Thailand, one of my favorite snacks were steamed dumplings. Several different fillings were carefully wrapped in a dumpling sheet and steamed, then served with fried garlic and dipping sauce. On today's Dejapong Cooks! I will demonstrate an easy way to cook said dumplings. 1. Round Up the Ingredients Depending ...
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February 7, 2009
Dejapong Cooks! Foy Tong
Why hello everybody, my name is the Dejapong, the great Thai cookest of the world. I am very famous in many other languages other than English, and the food I make is known and eaten around the world by many people. Welcome to our first episode of, DEJAPONG COOKS! Season ...
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January 18, 2008
Dejapong Cooks! Drunk Brownies
Just in time for the holiday festivities, DEJAPONG the great Cookest brings you the original drunk brownies! Hello, and welcome to our second installment of DEJAPONG COOKS!!! Today I will be making a dejapong Original, the Drunk brownie. Despite its name, this delightful dish will be terriffic without being tipsy, lovely yet ...
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December 20, 2007