Andrew Silverstein
The maiden flight of our glider. Woody probably said it best: "That wasn't flying... that was falling with style!"
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| The only materials we had to work with were a balsa wood sheet, rod, and some super glue. | SolidWorks multiview (dihedral was later removed). |
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| Vortex lattice of the wing (note difference in wingtip due to limitations of the software). | The drag polar that was computed for the glider |
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| The Epilog Fusion M2 40 laser cutter that was used to cut the balsa sheet. | Aircraft after fabrication, before ballast was added. |
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| Glider following the series of flight tests, with thumbtacks and rubberband on the nose. | Weight of the important components of the aircraft. |
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