Week 7, May 12-18

Figure 1: Wing with Electronics

 In week 7, the group put together the electronics.  The wing was the first piece to receive its electronics, as it has most of the work to do.  In Figure 1, the wing is completed with both propellers in place and completely wired.  Figures 2 and 3 give a closer look at the propellers and the motors they are connected to.  The propellers are attached to the motors which are attached to some K'Nex piece which are held onto the carbon fiber rob and all the propeller to turn from vertical to horizontal and vice versa.  In figure 4, the servos which is used to turn the fiber rob is placed inside the wing and attached to the wing itself.  Figure 5 gives a large picture of the wing on its top.  Figure 6 shows the electronics being placed in the main fuselage.  All of the components were glued to a specific spot to make sure the plane had a stable center of gravity.  Once these were all glued together, and the wing was placed on top, the plane was ready for testing.  The top that covers all of the components will be placed on the plane next time, and hopefully will be ready for testing by the end of the week.

Figure 2: Left Propeller

Figure 3: Right Propeller

Figure 4: Underneath the Center of the Wing

Figure 5: Bottom view of the Wing

Figure 6: The Fuselage and Wing