kidding. we’ll talk about what we learned at least!
Issues
Changes Made
Second test flight
Prototype 2
Issues
Changes Made
Final Build
Validating structural calculations
Testing
Destructive Testing (landing gear)
Build Process
Things we learned (from the build)
SAE Night @ Daimler
Competition
Planning
Actually going
More photos and content to come. In summary:
I am the VP of our team, the Portland Pilots, and we placed 2nd overall in our category at SAE Aero Design West, a huge accomplishment not only for our team but for the University of Portland itself, with our team being the first team to get podium in over 2 decades at SAE Aero Design. It was an amazing experience, and I will update this with more information after finals. Here are some pictures, for the meantime!
Competition goal/explanation
The Micro Class category for 2025 required teams to build an airplane capable of holding a 2L water tank, while minimizing dry weight, takeoff distance, and wingspan, with an overall power limit of 450w.
An ultra-compact CoreXY 3D printer design with a 35% smaller footprint and 50% smaller overall volume than the Voron V0 with the same usable print size
