2022/11/17 Mech Meeting Notes

Phoenix

Flight test with longer arm version of phoenix

• crashed

 Aaron printing another set of legs/body for replacement from crash

PID Tuning Rig

• no updates

still need to figure out tuning rig for comp drone

Comp Drone

Action items for CAD posted on CAD Sprint channel

Manufacture Timeline in Manufacturing giga-thread

Spare mounts manufactured

• more to come

Coatings

• shrink-wrap previously discussed

• strength of the wings

• fiberglass - would add weight but would be worth it for protection

  • concerned about weight addition

• could do CF wrap for wings

Regardless, if we have extra money we should get a spare set of wings

V505 T-motors - might be getting these $1500 per set tho :((

Prototype layups

nosecone can be started this term but likely won’t be finished - waiting for 4 in cone

wings - megan to talk with machine shop techs on CNC routing

Ground Tower

Meeting right before Mech work session on Sunday - in person and online!! be there or be square

Flight Testing

Not much for mech to be testing at this point

2 week comp frame is destroyed and cant be flown

3 week timeline minimum for another comp-style airframe

 book WRESTRC for Sunday flight testing: Syst-Int