Objective

The objective of the fixed-wing program would be to allow the mechanical team to get experience designing and building fixed-wing aircraft to better prepare us for an eventual VTOL aircraft. This program would also allow other subteams to gain experience in supporting fixed-wing aircraft (EE, EFS, Auto).

Summary

The fixed-wing program would consist of the design of an inexpensive modular airframe that allows for various wing and fuselage shapes to be swapped out to test flight characteristics. Various combinations would be tested both in simulation and in real life to allow mechanical team to observe what the differences in simulation values mean in the real world.

Support

This program would require the support of other subteams to:

• Determine what control, power, and propulsion systems we should use

• Harness the airframe(s)

• Program/fly the airframes

Timeline

• Mid-June: decided what control system to use, weight constraints, target size + prelim airframe ideas

• End of June: Main frame design + wing and fuselage shape ideas

• Mid July: End of July: Wings + frame integrated

• End of July: Sims run, manufacturing,

• Mid August: First flights