2023-03-27 Meeting Notes catjam

Cornflakes

Alison Thompson

Updates:

• flew, didn’t crash, nothing broken!

• boxtube good stiffener

• shout out to Nathan Green for the sick control horns that bolt in

Competition Frame updates

Conall Kingshott

Megan Spee

this didn’t exactly happen

**Everything is now urgent. If you can’t complete it, you need to tell me so I can re-delegate it**

Fuselage skin - Alison Thompson / Conall Kingshott

Avionics bay - Conall Kingshott

Landing gear - Alison Thompson

Nose/tail - Andrew Wright

• testing went well? for weatherproofing?

Bay door - Vishal Jayakumar

• connected to door

Motor Mounts - Andrew Wright

• Done

Passenger Cabin Seats/ Interior - Sohee Yoon , Luke Johnston

• Prelim cad

• pull up the photos?

  • think about how this will be printed

  • sohee is onsite, luke is not, theraband will need to be cut and chairs will be printed. prototype prints should be upcoming mid-this week

Other electronics mounting

• FPV camera for nose cone - Megan Spee

  • cad done, prototype printed, needs to be printed in CF and mounted to nose. awaiting final nose cone coating/assessment

• Sensor stack @ bottom of fuselage - Megan Spee

  • WIP

• Airspeed sensor mount to nose cone - Megan Spee

  • cad done, prototype printed, needs to be printed in CF and mounted to nose. awaiting final nose cone coating/assessment

• ESC cases - Nathan Green

  • printed prototype, test fit?

• RFD900x case - Andrew Wright

  • prototype design, print soon

• VTX case - Andrew Wright

  • prototype design, print soon

Go to the icarus syncs (TUES 9pm) to stay up-to-date cross subteam

the mechanical issue with the icarus/ cornflakes model

The push prop doesn’t have enough untampered airflow

cornflakes was not able to generate enough forwards thrust to successfully transition to fixed-wing flight on weekend

Flight tests and comp simulations

Megan Spee

Tracking antenna

Megan Spee Andy Zhang Jason Li

3D print queue

Megan Spee

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Q_br9GBNeDQyoC_tTMmVR7JwFED_s-bB0_7Q1zc3o6I/edit?usp=sharing

omnipresent safety reminder

composites room for any fiberglass and carbon fiber (CF).

PLEASE be safe lol. these are carcinogens

don’t do this if you don’t feel safe!
paint room for spray paint!