AeroTEC

Low Cost Wind Tunnel Testing for Rapid S&C Development Testing

This student team will work to build up data sets to support low cost wind tunnel and analysis methodologies that allow for rapid development of stability and control parameters for new configurations or modifications to existing aircraft. This student team will work to build off of past testing and develop a new data set based on a trade study for low speed aircraft (C182 or similar) and trade studies for best low cost manufacturing techniques. Design parameters and performance this student team will work to incorporate include: - Cost, schedule, quality trades for model cost, materials, and construction techniques. - Basic stability and control parameters for light aircraft. - % error relative to published data sets considered accurate. The outcomes this student team will work to achieve are: - a data set analysis for existing wind tunnel data - Business Jet and Supersonic configurations (Already tested at KWT, public non-proprietary data) for cost and accuracy - a generation of additional data set for low speed configuration (C182 or similar) - the development of a wind tunnel model for low speed configuration - trade studies for lowest cost design and manufacturing methods