Week 9, May 26 - June 1

This week we did some testing of the plane and held a steady hover after fixing some minor flaws from the week before. Specifically the battery was held securely and the pitch gyro sensitivity was reduced. Previously the pitch gyro was over correcting the hover.  As can be seen in the video, the plane was capable of holding a steady hover while in helicopter mode.  The plane was also tested in for its abilities as a VTOL and unfortunate it crashed.  The damage from the crash can be seen in Figure 1.  The nose will be rebuilt and it will be tested again this upcoming week.

Figure 1: Crashed Ariplane