The design report

Pod Structure 4.1.7
Figure 4.1.701-Pod detail design
The internal structure of the pod is made fairly simple with only three circular rings.
There is a plate going through the centre of the circular ribs to hold the structure
together and to let the 4 blocks sit on it. The 4 longerons helped to straighten the
structure of the pod too. The 4 brown blocks shown in figure () had holes running
through them to ensure that the pod had three different positions to move. This is
another way we can adjust the position of the cg with. Wing rib extensions will be
outside the pod and they will be held together with two 110mm bolt.
The yellow plate at the bottom with a big hole is for the camera to sit on. The lens of the
camera would be placed on top of the hole. The hole was deliberately made bigger to
avoid any obstruction of the camera’s sight.
Payload arrangement 4.1.8
The pod was the designated payload. A spy camera was placed near the front to capture
in flight video according to the mission. Additional weight was to be placed inside the
pod to make sure total payload weight is 500 grams. The additional weights were to be
placed just underneath the cg position so as to not to affect it. The weights could also be
placed in the fuselages as balancing weights if the cg position was to be altered. The
position of the pod could be changed as different holes could be used to screw the pod
onto the wing. This design idea meant that 3 different positions of the pod were possible
underneath the wing. This could also be used to alter the cg position if required. The
additional weights were to be stuck on with double sided tape. Figure 4.1.701 shows a
detailed view of the structure of the payload holder