1. Prototype Fabrication, Economic, & Test Plan QDR
Aether Aerospace
AAE 451
October 24, 2006
Mark Davis Ashley Gordon
Hank Kneitz Ryan Mulligan
Joshua Rodewald Brandon Wampler
Mathieu Hautier Samantha Pearcy

2. Overview Mission Requirements Review Schedule and Deadlines
Concept Aircraft – Aether Angry Mosquito
Internal Name – The Cudapotamus
Schedule and Deadlines
Economic Plan
Flight Test Plan
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3. Mission Requirements Review & Concept Aircraft
High speed flight over 500 ft straightaway
Seven minutes of endurance at loiter
Dutch roll damping ratio greater than 0.8
$250 budget
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4. Deadlines and Deliverables
Th. Oct 19
Th. Oct 26
Tu. Oct 31
Th. Nov 16
Tu. Nov 21
Tu. Dec 5
Th. Dec 7
Fri. Dec 8
Order Parts
Critical Design Review Design Frozen!!! Construction Begins
Thiokol Final Design Report Due
Flight Readiness Review
Flight Testing Begins
First Official Flight at McAllister Park
Final Report Addendum:
Lessons Learned & Vehicle Summary Due
LL & VS Presentation
Aircraft & Equipment Secure, Course Ends
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5. Prototype Fabrication Schedule
Week 1
Oct. 30 – Nov. 5
Week 2
Nov. 5 – Nov. 12
Week 3
Nov. 13 – Nov. 16
Component collection and testing – propulsion system and electronic parts, etc.
Build foam fuselage using CNC, sand and finish
Build foam wing and v-tail using the hotwire, sand and finish
Fiberglass the fuselage shell and remove some of the foam
Cut out space in the fuselage for the wings and re-fiberglass
Affix the tail spars to the fuselage and the rear gear system
Insert the structural rods into the wing
Create the wing control surfaces
Create the tail control surfaces
Assemble the wings, landing gear, fuselage and tail
Insert the propulsion system
Assemble the wiring system
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6. Economic Plan – Parts and Materials
** Note: this total cost includes items that are not chargeable towards the budget
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7. Economic Plan – Team Hours
Blues are current hours
Reds are projected hours
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8. Economic Plan - Team Hours
Total team-hours
(to-date)
1038 hours
Total Avg. man-hours
hours/man
Total Avg. woman-hours
** where 1 woman-hour =
1.7 man-hours
hours/woman where x 1.7 =
hours/woman
Total future (projected) hours
2431 hours
Total Project hours
3470 hours
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9. Economic Plan – Total Cost
Development Area
Cost
Parts and Materials $
Man-hours
$ 121,450.00
TOTAL
$ 122,221.67
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10. Flight Test Plan Flight tests will begin Thursday, Nov. 16
All tests will be performed outside
Flight #
Objective 1
Takeoff & Climb, Landing or Durability 2
Takeoff & Climb, Unpowered Glide 3
Maneuverability and Control 4
Turning and Loiter, Endurance 5
Straight Line High Speed 6
Straight Line High Speed Optimization
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11. Questions? The Angry Mosquito January 16, 2019
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