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Project Final Report – CUDBF April 30 th , 2009<br />

ASEN 4028: <strong>Aerospace</strong> <strong>Senior</strong> <strong>Projects</strong><br />

Figure 3: Flight Mission Lap Overview<br />

2.2.1 Ground Mission: Assembly<br />

The ground mission begins with the aircraft, payloads, and transmitter fully restrained in the box.<br />

The box will be rotated on all sides to demonstrate restraint contents and will then be dropped<br />

from a height of 6 inches to show structural integrity. The team will then be timed on<br />

transitioning the stored aircraft to flight readiness with all payloads. The timed assembly factors<br />

into the Safety Complexity Factor (SCF) in Equation 2 below.<br />

=<br />

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Equation 2: Ground Mission Score<br />

2.2.2 Flight Mission 1: Ferry Flight<br />

The ferry flight begins with the aircraft placed on the runway with the empty centerline store<br />

attached. The aircraft will take-off, fly two laps, and land. This mission profile can be observed<br />

in Figure 4 below.<br />

Figure 4: Flight Mission 1 Profile<br />

The total flight time of the aircraft will be recorded and factored into the mission score. The<br />

time begins when the aircraft throttles up for take-off and ends when the aircraft passes over the<br />

starting line in the air. The mission score can be observed in Equation 3.<br />

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