*AERO Design Brian Martinez Chase Beatty Mohammed Ramadan Noe Caro

*AERO Design Brian Martinez Chase Beatty Mohammed Ramadan Noe Caro

*Description/ Responsibilities *SAE AERO group 2012 competition *Van Nuys, California *March 16-18 *Chase Beatty: Team Leader *Brian Martinez: Organizer *Mohammed Ramadan: Financial Officer *Noe Caro: Historian

*Customer Description *Dr. John Tester * SAE advisor since 2000 *Judges at AERO competition

*Project Description *Design and build an airplane *Combined dimensions cannot exceed 225” *Take off within 200ft *Land and stop within 400ft *Payload and airplane cannot exceed 55lbs *Fly in a circle at least once *No lighter than air aircrafts or helicopters Land within 400’ Takeoff within 200’

*Project Description cont. *Propeller cannot be made out of metal *Fiber-Reinforced Plastic is prohibited *No fuel pump *Cannot used gear boxes—gear ratio *Fuel supplied by competition *No gyroscope *Must raise our own funds

*Preliminary Project Schedule

*Materials *Balsa Wood *Fuel Tank *Bass Wood *Engine *Heat Shrink Plastic Film *Wood Glue *Reicever

*Preliminary Research *Wings * Eppler airfoil * Rectangular Planform *Tail * Conventional tail *Fuselage * Round * Square

* Preliminary Research cont. *Landing Gears * Tricycle * Tail dragger * Retractable *Engine System * Propulsion * O.S 61FX w/E-4010 muffler

*Conclusion *Solidworks model *Software for airfoil analysis *Regular meetings to keep group on track *Goal: Build aircraft in time for competition and practice real life engineering