{"id":392,"date":"2016-08-29T11:45:21","date_gmt":"2016-08-29T16:45:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/charles-oneill.com\/blog\/?p=392"},"modified":"2016-08-29T11:45:21","modified_gmt":"2016-08-29T16:45:21","slug":"spa-prototype-aircraft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/charles-oneill.com\/blog\/spa-prototype-aircraft\/","title":{"rendered":"SPA Prototype Aircraft"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>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.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_394\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/charles-oneill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/20160819_085212.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-394\" class=\"wp-image-394 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/charles-oneill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/20160819_085212-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"20160819_085212\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/charles-oneill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/20160819_085212-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/charles-oneill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/20160819_085212-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/charles-oneill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/20160819_085212-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/charles-oneill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/20160819_085212-800x450.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-394\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">SPA aircraft<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The aircraft specifications are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Wing span: 8 ft<\/li>\n<li>Powerplant: OS 3815-1000 with 5000 mAh 3S LiPo<\/li>\n<li>Airfoil: SD7062<\/li>\n<li>Differential spoilers (marginal for roll control)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_393\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/charles-oneill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/0819160854e.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-393\" class=\"wp-image-393 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/charles-oneill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/0819160854e-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"0819160854e\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/charles-oneill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/0819160854e-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/charles-oneill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/0819160854e-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/charles-oneill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/0819160854e-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/charles-oneill.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/0819160854e-800x450.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-393\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">SPA aircraft<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Thanks to the following engineers and designers:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Josh Richards (chief design engineer, air-to-air video pilot)<\/li>\n<li>Christopher D. Simpson (chief systems engineer)<\/li>\n<li>Christopher R. Simpson<\/li>\n<li>Reid Ruggles<\/li>\n<li>Abraham Ortiz<\/li>\n<li>Alex West<\/li>\n<li>Griffin Uthe<\/li>\n<li>David Maulick<\/li>\n<li>Liz Suttles<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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