Milestones

  • Final CAD design - 1/18/11
  • Competition technical report - 2/3/11
  • Competition presentation - 3/11/11
  • Final plane construction - 3/17/11

    Tools used

  • Solid Works
  • Matlab
  • Excel

    Testing

  • Tested multiple propeller sizes, experimenting with different pitch angles and diameters to maximize thrust out of the engine.

    Problems/tradeoffs

  • Manufacturability vs. increased drag
  • Increased planform area and increase in induced drag by increasing taper ratio
  • Traded lift for stability by giving the wing a 4 degree di-hedral