2015 SAE Aero Design East Team
Group Status Report SAE Aero East 2015 Team Project Advisor Dr. Drew Landman Team Leader
Jeremy Newman Team Members Andrew Tonkovic Mason Hunerkoch Chris Thurman Michael Lauruska Greg Shively Ryan Laporte Kevin Rhamy Sara Mendelsohn Lucas Mills William Fisher Overview Project Schedule Project Budget Competition Technology Report
Construction Progress Test Flights Future Work Conclusion Project Schedule Project Budget Actual parts cost $1600
Budgeted Parts Cost = $ Able to reuse some parts and materials from 2014 project Competition Technology Report
30 page technology report submitted January 26 Contains calculations, drawings and experimental data Graphs: Payload prediction Up to 29.5 lbf Structural analysis Von Mises Stress =1.43 ksi Max. vert. displacement = inches Lift vs. Drag Lift vs. Angle of Attack (AOA) Construction Progress
Truss Fuselage Motor mount Wing tail section Nose cone Gussets and ply sections for the fuselage Tail section/fuselage integration Wing/fuselage integration Main Wheel Fabrication Monokote fuselage and wing Wing/Fuselage Monokote Main Wheel/Landing Gear Wing Comparison 2015 Wing 2014 Wing Weight (lbf): 2.406 Span (in): 94
Chord (in):17 Planform area (in2):1598 Weight (lbf): Span (in):84 Chord (in):15 Planform area (in2):1260 Aircraft Mock-up Test Flights Initial Test Flight
Vibrations induced by the motor did not excite natural frequencies of the motor mount Triple tail tested successfully Distance between tail and wing section tested successfully Test Flights Secondary Test Flight
Rudder control surface proved insufficient Telemetry unit collected flight data Adequate Take-off distance (< 200ft) Sustained flight in high wind conditions ( mph) Test Flights Max. Max. Elevation 276 ft Speed 46 mph Take-Off Future Work Test flight(s) final aircraft Flight data collection
Make adjustments based on test flights Resize rudder control surface Competition logistics Competition PowerPoint Document: Competition results Lessons learned Questions?