2024-08-14 Mechanical Meeting Minutes

Date

Aug 14, 2024

Attendance

@Smile Khatri

@Arnav Gupta

@Ben Lovegrove

@Sohee Yoon

@Thushanth Parameswaran

@Nathaniel Li

@Justin Liu

@Divit Gawri

@Evan Janakievski

Team Announcements

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Exams

 

 

Upcoming Team Events

 

  • Nothing in the next while

Job opportunity

 

Discord - Group Chat That’s All Fun & Games

Other Announcements

 

 

CONOPS Preview

 

Discord - Group Chat That’s All Fun & Games

Updates

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Mech meeting time for fall term

Smile

  • Thursdays at 7pm

PDM

 

 

Antenna Tracker

@Sohee Yoon

  • @Justin Liu and I plan on assembling tomorrow

  • Plans on additional changes?

Fixed wing empennage

 

  • Adding a taper to the vert. stabilizer

    • 0.3 taper ratio

  • Rudder size finalized

  • Elevator on track for end of month

  • Using a horn type control surface

    • to b reviewed

Frame

 

  •  

Wings

Nathaniel

  • Found Balsa sheets that are 1/16”-1/8” thick (~1.5-3mm)

    • Need to calculate weight difference

  • Working on a 3D print cover for LE and TE to prevent concaving

    • I also like the idea of a wooden rod as mentioned by Sohee

    • 3D print

  • Monokote plastic

Landing gear

Ben

  • Design done

  • RUnning sims this weekend

Motor mount

Arnav

  • Started motor mount

    • sheet metal design

Weatherproofing

Divit

  • PC sheet = $99 w shipping

    • order a sheet from Amazon to test. ABS sheet. Worth 2-3 trials. Worth $37

    • design review - added more clearance

New task

 

  • Calum to work on the fuselage

Next Meeting