2023-02-13 Meeting Notes

Frosted flakes, flight test recap

@Alison Thompson ?

Built!

Short debrief of weekend flight test (Not completely dead?)

Front motor mount snapped
Back motors too close to wings, propeller interference
motor dead(!)

short lead time for repairs
CF filament for motor mounts

Min clearance rule → attention to lateral clearance
Locktite motors
RCA coming up for this

CAD some plates for waterjetting! Via @Alison Thompson
(to replace the hacksawed ones)
@Andrew Wright to waterjet
@Nathan Green to send CAD for this + front motor mounts

Modify front motor mounts to eliminate spacer - (add to bounties?)
**and take off ~1/16 of the tube joiner section
@Andrew Wright

Deadline ~wed night, limited by waterjetting lead times

Competition Frame updates

@Conall Kingshott

• cabin interior

Open

• Skin

• landing gear

• Nose/tail updates

  • @Andrew Wright to glue second nose cone

  • issue w/ nose cone foam, stuck in mold

• Avionics bay status

  • good!

• Bay door steps

  • Printed w/ PLA, too heavy (331g for half)

  • options:

    • CNC foam?

    • lightweight PLA

Meetings to go to!

@Megan Spee

ICARUS synchups - happening on tuesdays weekly, 9pm

General meetings - thursdays @ 8pm

Keep an eye for project specific meetings

comp sim + flight test upcoming?

@Conall Kingshott

• Comp sim pushed from this weekend

  • Will be flying Houston

  • Frosted Flakes

• No Icarus for a while

WRESTRC on sunday!

Tracking antenna

@ EFS delegates

• If someone wants to take on this task and lead it, Conall will be really happy

@Andy Zhang

Jason Li

@Andrew Wright

reference docs
mech:
Mech Report
main:
Tracking Antenna 2023

Bounties!

@Conall Kingshott

• No new bounties at the moment

• Frame/Fuselage mounting brackets underway @Andrew Wright

• Same with foam for spare set of Icarus wings

Outstanding:

• Frosted flakes cabin

• ZP3 case update?

  • done, may require update

• Team sign !

• Wing ribs?

Reading/midterm week

@Megan Spee

Reduced workload starting next week + the following week

Meetings are still running - encouraged but optional, take time off if you need it

Let us know if timelines change!