Next Flight Test

Smile Khatri

Saturday at 10am (leaving at 10, show up before) - Autonomy Houston test and Peggy 2 test, join the flight test thread and add your name to the doc if you want to go!

Next Work Session

• Saturday at 11am!

• CAD work

• For bootcampers, you can come to work sessions for help with your bootcamp

Other Announcements

Alison Thompson

• We have decided we will be competing in AEAC this year, please read conops:

• Plz fill out team roster form for this term! Mandatory for joining the team, complete this AFTER your bootcamp! We will NOT assign you any tasks, give you the bay code, or review your designs until this is done!

  • https://forms.office.com/r/ka0MJHJQ9D

Comp Design

Alison Thompson

• Camilo Artigas Alos any landing gear updates?

  • Initial design was due today, what is blocking you + how much time do you need?

    • The design is going well, a design req should be made in the coming days.

• Agapa Goombs clamping block updates?

  • Should be completed by tomorrow night

• Megan Spee water tank initial design?

  • I see you’re exploring COTS, personally think 3D printed would be cleaner and Conall’s 3D prints have been holding water well

  • Start off w/ a 3D print prototype - cheaper than cots

• Jievan Tapajna Victor Sun Pump Research and Integration convo

  • Can we look into valves for release? I linked one in the doc last week

Eclipse (Fixed-Wing) Airframe

Evan Janakievski

• Frame is almost complete, some last adjustments needing to be made

• Motor mount is needing review

• Will order parts from EMS soon

New Tasks!

Watarrow consultation

Smile Khatri

• Chatted w/ Watarrow members about wing constructions. Key points summarized below:

  • Moving away from monokote heat shrink wrap

    • Time consuming to manufacture

    • Decent amount of concaving w/ 1/16th ribs

    • Used non-CSA approved iron. The play might be to use team funds to procure it.

      • might use team funds

      • ask watarrow abt their iron and borrow it for the first run

  • 3D printed leading edge could be a problem - the ironing process could require about 200 deg C, which will probably melt/deform the 3D prints. Another option is to buy a bar of wood and CNC it to the shape.

    • another option is to not heat the leading edge, use glue instead

    • foam would still deform

    • make a small test piece w/ 3 ribs

Tracking Antenna

Sohee Yoon

• Agapa Goombs how’s the new updates coming? Tracking Antenna Base Plate Redesign

  • Should be completed by tomorrow night

• Angle Limiter update: Currently the resized angle limiter is being manufactured, and I’ll check it tomorrow (when it is finished)

Fuselage

Sohee Yoon

• Calum Chisholm any updates on the new fuselage shape? Fuselage Design

• How are we attaching the fuselage to the airframe?

Landing Gear

Ben Lovegrove

• Landing gear is progressing well Fixed wing landing gear

• The front landing gear needs to be optimized for weight still which I will complete by the end of the weekend

  • The rear landing gear is nearly done, the hardware is all designed but I need to check the specs for the servo. I will also have this done by the end of the weekend.

Horizontal stabilizer

Thushanth Parameswaran

Rough Design. Will be using Heat film, 3D printed leading Edge. Green marked area is where servo for elevator control will be placed

Wings

Nathaniel Li

• Sohee Yoon and i to run new FEA on ribs this week

• Aileron progress is going well

  • Agapa Goombs Keegan Jeewan Sam Wong working on 2 different designs

  • Will sync again when CAD is ready

• Ribs spacer are done, good work Sam Wong

• New tasks coming soon for pitot tube mounting and GPS mounting