Week 2
Today we started talking about the basics of the plane and how the plane will operate. We did some research on how the making of the plane is possible. We looked up forums of other people who have created them before in order to get an idea of weight distribution and sizing. We found this forum extremely helpful, http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1496110. We decided that the airplane have a wingspan of 18' x 3.5' with an area of 63.5 cube inches. Then we continued to look into the different weights of the plane and how to distribute it correctly. We will be using foam for the main frame of the plane, and the motors may be supported by a carbon fiber bar that spans across the wings. Some plans will be drawn up on how to cut the foam, and a laser cutter may be used to cut out the foam, otherwise it will be cut out by hand. We planned to meet at least twice a week outside of class in order to work on the robot. This is all we covered during this meeting.
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