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The Plan
At a projected 8.36 lbs, the G2-D2 is the heaviest vehicle in the AME 441
course. Team members believe, however, that the flying wing they have designed,
based on the NACA 6412 air foil, will maximize the rate of climb and help
level cruising speeds. The low Reynolds number foil is also large enough to
house all the internal electronics required in the design parameters. They
have also incorporated a ducted fan to increase propeller efficiency and
winglets to reduce drag. Although other teams have proposed landing skids,
the G2-D2 will use tricycle landing wheels to prevent damage to the craft
during landing. Initial plans also place the modem and GPS 24" apart, to
limit interference.
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2 has designed one of the most unique looking of the vehicles in the
course, but it is also one of the heaviest. For team members putting
their plan on paper was one thing, building it ... well, that's something
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