Tethered Wind Energy Plane P 15462 Devin Bunce
Tethered Wind Energy Plane P 15462 Devin Bunce Matthew Kennedy Matthew Maginn Carl Stahoviak Matthew Zebert
Abstract • Wordswords • The problem • The solution
Design - Fuselage • Broken fuselages • Broken hearts • Broken dreams
Design - Airfoil • • S 1210 airfoil Why That thin trailing edge With the big camber
Design – Wing • • • Material: Foam Ailerons: Cardboard Sizing: big Location: forward Center of Gravity: Relevant
Design - Tails • • • Location: rear Distance: far Wheel: yes Letter: H Control: Surface
Design – Expected Performance • • • CL/Lift CD/Drag CM/Moment Graphs Charts
Manufacturing – Wings and Tails • Electronic Foam Cutter – Lack of Instructions – Many Iterations – Plentiful Tears
Manufacturing - Fuselage • • • Foam Center Electronics Bay Slot for battery 3 D Printed part Money: No
Manufacturing – Boom and Spars • • Boom: Cut Wing Spar: Cut Tail Spar: Cut Anti-Rotation Spar: Cut
Assembly
Assembly (again)
Re-assembly? • Plane broken • How fix? • Lots and lots of glue
Testing
More Testing (vids)
Results of Testing
Conclusions/Recommendations • Conclusion: Fuck this • Recommendations: Do not repeat
Demeaning Questions • Do you fuckwits have any other questions?
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