This summer, my lab in conjunction with Dr. Branam developed an aircraft for testing a prototype flight control system. The aircraft flies beautifully for a rudder-elevator control system. Low power and a large efficient wing allows for exceptional performance at the design weight. As a design decision, the rudder-dihedral roll control is sufficient for the mission purposes.
SPA aircraft
The aircraft specifications are:
- Wing span: 8 ft
- Powerplant: OS 3815-1000 with 5000 mAh 3S LiPo
- Airfoil: SD7062
- Differential spoilers (marginal for roll control)
SPA aircraft
Thanks to the following engineers and designers:
- Josh Richards (chief design engineer, air-to-air video pilot)
- Christopher D. Simpson (chief systems engineer)
- Christopher R. Simpson
- Reid Ruggles
- Abraham Ortiz
- Alex West
- Griffin Uthe
- David Maulick
- Liz Suttles