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Project Final Report – CUDBF April 30 th , 2009
ASEN 4028: Aerospace Senior Projects
List of Tables
Table 1: Top Level Project Requirements ............................................................................ 17
Table 2: Mission Score Sensitivity Results .......................................................................... 26
Table 3: Aircraft Configuration Trade Comparison ............................................................. 29
Table 4: Missions to be Completed by the Aircraft .............................................................. 30
Table 5: Characteristics of the Top Three Airfoils Analyzed ............................................... 34
Table 6: Characteristics of Aircraft Geometry ..................................................................... 61
Table 7: Longitudinal Stability for the Bottle on the Airplane.............................................. 65
Table 8: Longitudinal Stability for Four Rockets on the Airplane ........................................ 67
Table 9: Longitudinal Stability for Two Rockets on the Airplane ........................................ 68
Table 10: Lateral Stability for the Bottle on the Airplane ..................................................... 69
Table 11: Lateral Stability for Four Rockets on the Airplane ............................................... 70
Table 12: Lateral Stability for Two Rockets on the Airplane ............................................... 71
Table 13: Drag Prediction on the Payload Calculated by Hand and in PowerFLOW ............ 72
Table 14: Predicted System Drag for Flight Missions from PowerFLOW ............................ 75
Table 15: Motor Selection ................................................................................................... 80
Table 16: Propeller Options ................................................................................................. 82
Table 17: Wing Skin Material Comparison.......................................................................... 86
Table 18: Calculating the Load on Each Strut ...................................................................... 92
Table 19: Battery Options ................................................................................................. 101
Table 20: NiMH Battery Selection .................................................................................... 101
Table 21: Speed Controllers Options ................................................................................. 103
Table 22: Determination of output from multiplexer ......................................................... 106
Table 23: Servo Selection for Control Surfaces ................................................................. 109
Table 24: Servo Selection for External Stores and Nose Gear ............................................ 109
Table 25: Static Thrust Test Results .................................................................................. 132
Table 26: Project Budget Breakdown ................................................................................ 159
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