AERODYNAMICS
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The current projects we are working on are creation of the
sensors, determination of the airfoil, building balsa wood wing test sections,
and fuselage design.
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Dead
Line: We want to test a wing section
this upcoming weekend (11/13),
o
More data is
required for fuselage design
o
Out of 8
airfoils and using mach number of 0.07 and Reynolds number of 403028 (these values
were calculated on based on our cruising velocity and the chord of the wing),
Dan has shown that the e210 airfoil is the best for us right now- he plans on
doing more research and analyzing e210 for drag coefficients
o
Vernon has
our first balsa wing (e210) monocoted and practically ready for testing, also,
he made it look very cool
o
Ernie has
the beginning of a perfect looking test section underway, the ribs are cut and
several placed on the spar already
o
Raquel and
Jordan have the two sensors cut and sanded, they plan to use play dough to way
the sensors down and are using hemispheres to reduce drag on top of sensor
o
As a group,
and in the interest of reducing drag on the fuselage, the A team has put forth
the conceptual design seen below. Our
thinking is that the “Mr. Tube” came in third place during its heyday, why not
improve the design and modernize it to meet the news missions’ specifications.
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Participants
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Sensor-Raquel
and Jordan
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Balsa Wood
Wings- Vernon and Ernie
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X foil – Dan
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Fuselage –
Team
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Hours Worked
(Approx.) 4 by each member
The A
team believes this can be coupled with Venno’s
detachable wing interface and upright stabilizer. In addition, a hinge located and the meeting
of the fuselage and tale structure would allow easy insertion of the sensors
and removable, plus an easy method for storage in the competition box. Please everyone looking at this first and
basic (I drew this in Word) design throw some comments at it. Thanks
THE A
TEAM