2015 SAE Aero Design East Team Group Status Report

SAE Aero East 2015 Team Project Advisor Dr. Drew Landman Team Leader Jeremy Newman Team Members Andrew Tonkovic Mason Hunerkoch Chris Thurman Michael Lauruska Greg Shively Ryan Laporte Kevin Rhamy Sara Mendelsohn Lucas Mills William Fisher

Overview Project Schedule Project Budget Competition Technology Report Construction Progress Test Flights Future Work Conclusion

Project Schedule

Project Budget Actual parts cost ≈ $1600 Budgeted Parts Cost = $1995.23 Able to reuse some parts and materials from 2014 project

Competition Technology Report 30 page technology report submitted January 26 Contains calculations, drawings and experimental data Graphs: Payload prediction Up to 29.5 lbf Structural analysis Von Mises Stress =1.43 ksi Max. vert. displacement = 0.017 inches Lift vs. Drag Lift vs. Angle of Attack (AOA)

Construction Progress Truss Fuselage Motor mount Wing tail section Nose cone Gussets and ply sections for the fuselage Tail section/fuselage integration Wing/fuselage integration Main Wheel Fabrication Monokote fuselage and wing

Wing/Fuselage Monokote

Main Wheel/Landing Gear

Wing Comparison 2015 Wing 2014 Wing Weight (lbf): 2.406 Span (in): 94 Chord (in): 17 Planform area (in2): 1598 Weight (lbf): 2.750 Span (in): 84 Chord (in): 15 Planform area (in2): 1260

Aircraft Mock-up

Test Flights Initial Test Flight Vibrations induced by the motor did not excite natural frequencies of the motor mount Triple tail tested successfully Distance between tail and wing section tested successfully

Test Flights Secondary Test Flight Rudder control surface proved insufficient Telemetry unit collected flight data Adequate Take-off distance (< 200ft) Sustained flight in high wind conditions (10 -15 mph)

Test Flights Max. Max. Elevation ≈ 276 ft Speed ≈ 46 mph Take-Off

Future Work Test flight(s) final aircraft Flight data collection Make adjustments based on test flights Resize rudder control surface Competition logistics Competition PowerPoint Document: Competition results Lessons learned

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