Student Work

The goal of this project was to design an aircraft to compete in the micro-class of the 2013 SAE Aero Design West competition. To obtain the lightest possible aircraft, the team chose to construct a glider. The aircraft is completely dependent on potential energy to complete the course, thus a launching system was also developed. Ultimately, the aircraft did not cover the required distance, but significant improvements were made over previous designs. This report details the competition goals and constraints, design process, aircraft configuration, and recommendations for future development.

Creator

• Rosado, Daniel Isai
• Akhtar, Zaki Siraj
• Fredette, Ryan Avelar
• O'Sullivan, Philip Declan

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-042413-091802

Advisor

• Evans, Simon
• Olinger, David J.

Year

• 2013

Date created

• 2013-04-24

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Aerospace Engineering

Rights statement

• In Copyright

License

• All rights reserved

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• Major Qualifying Projects

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