2022/10/27 Meeting Notes

Phoenix

• updated phoenix cad and printed a new body

• dovetails have more clearance

• eliminated heat set inserts

PID Tuning Rig

CAD sprint

• CAD assembly in progress

• @Conall Kingshott is the main assembly coordinator so ping him about making changes to it or pushing new parts to him

• choosing motors today

• preparing for system architecture meeting

• Make it possible to adjust position of wings on the fuselage to deal with changes in CoM

Frame H

• rectangular cf tubing

• wings are attached with circular cf tubing

• secondary bar to prevent rotation from fuselage

• two bars have a difference of 3degrees for correct angle of attack

• pusher motor mounted to bar toward back

• airfoil chosen

• Horizontal Stabilizer: more research needed to weigh different options

• skids will be mounted directly to the fuselage

Air Brake Ideas!!

• split control surfaces

SysInt+Mech

• making a 2-week breakable version of the aircraft for crash testing

Ground Tower

• no updates

Flight Test

• slow down in flight testing