Project number
18097
Organization
UA AIAA Student Branch
Academic year
2018-2019
This design team developed a remote-controlled unmanned aircraft for the 2018-2019 American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Design/Build/Fly competition April 11-14 in Tucson, Arizona, pushing the design of a short takeoff portable vehicle capable of handling diverse payloads.The team developed a minimum-sized, twin-engine flying wing design with a custom power source. The design features a control surface layout consisting of elevons and an independent elevator with differential thrust introduced for directional control. The vehicle was designed to embrace the lift-producing advantages of propeller down wash over its top surface.
The design was put through an aggressive flight-testing and prototyping schedule. Initial tests validated stability and control predictions and final tests evaluated and optimized the vehicle’s mission scoring capabilities.
The design was put through an aggressive flight-testing and prototyping schedule. Initial tests validated stability and control predictions and final tests evaluated and optimized the vehicle’s mission scoring capabilities.