6-Week Comp Drone Timeline
- Megan Spee
Week | Objectives | Results/Updates |
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Week 1 | Full CAD assembly complete enough for a CAD review on oct 30th Finding suppliers for carbon fibre Planning manufacture/ materials |
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Week 2 | System architecture meeting! Finalizing CAD assembly based on architecture meeting: props, motors, batteries, servos Mass calculations Begin manufacture of frame, acquire CF Final CAD revision for nov 6th |
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Week 3 | Build superstructure. This means wings, booms, horizontal stabilizer, motor mounts, line everything up and make sure it fits IRL. Fuselage model might not be manufactured (CF supply when). |
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Week 4 | Continue building superstructure. Add internals when we have them: clear up some vague CAD, like landing gear, door hinges, anything small that depends on other things. CF manufacture if materials are ready Evaluate progress and update timeline if necessary |
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Week 5 | Assemble the plane and finalize calculations to do with mass, CoG, etc.
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Week 6 | Test flights |
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Week 7 | Start of week: aircraft is complete! good luck on exams! |
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