RC Plane Variable Wing Design

Authors

Brian Mincks, Washington University in St. LouisFollow
Cameron Bard, Washington University in St. LouisFollow
Noah Rowe, Washington University in St. LouisFollow

Publication Date

Fall 12-9-2017

Document Type

Final Report

Problem Statement

Each year the AIAA (American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics) hosts a design competition where college teams design and fly a small, remote-controlled, battery-powered airplane. For this competition, scoring primarily depends upon the following: maximizing payload, maximizing speed, minimizing weight, minimizing wingspan. Since wingspan is a key scoring factor and variable wing geometry is allowed, our design team has decided to design a pivoting wing system that can be remotely activated immediately before and after takeoff and landing respectively.

Author's School

McKelvey School of Engineering

Author's Department

Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science

Class Name

Mechanical Engineering Design Project (MEMS 411)

Recommended Citation

Mincks, Brian; Bard, Cameron; and Rowe, Noah, "RC Plane Variable Wing Design" (2017). Mechanical Engineering Design Project Class. 76.
https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/mems411/76