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sad…

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It feels like we failed in being a team.

It’s sad as 99% of the drawings where done and that was the hardest bit. We just had to order the bits and build it… for that we had to sit down a couple of hours to get it done… some of us seem to have better to do 🙁

Still I really want to thank the people from Colab Systems, and specially Bruno who was very available and helpful.  Without his help, the drawings would never have gone so far.

I think I will build the plane for my own pleasure and perhaps one for a friend who wants to make some aerial footage.

Sorry Bruno to have let you down.

Sadly

Antony

PS: si le français est le roi des cons, le british est le roi des enculés.  Se faire enculer, ce ne sont que les 3 premiers centimètres qui font mal… après certains y prennent gout!…

delays….

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Hi everyone…

Just a quick post to say I’ve managed to block my back, so I’ll avoid sitting in front of the computer for a bit 🙁

Soon, I’ll add up here some information about Wednesday’s meeting at the Mosaic Clubhouse.

Since, I’ve had a long conversation with Bruno and I’ll start drawing some proper plans of the plane as now it sounds like we’ve sorted most of the problems… at least on the paper.

The wings will be cut out of EPP by flyingwings.co.uk
They will be reinforced by a carbon tube and covered by raping tape, this will eliminate having to struggle with smelly glues…

more coming soon.

Victor Rojas

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I’m Peruvian and I’ve been living in London since October 2004. I came to the UK to face new challenges in my life.
Trained as a structural engineer (BSc in civil engineering, 1990 UNI-Lima, Perú, postgraduate studies, 1994 Chiba University, Japan and short-term consultant, 2008 Imperial College London). From 2001 at 2004 working as regional advisor in disaster management for the World Health Organisation in South-America.
Now, working in volunteering positions in the mental health sector in my recovery process as service user of SLaM-NHS.
I met Stefano at Mosaic Clubhouse in Atkin Road. He told me his ideas of flying and to participate in a competition out of London. I became very interested and excited. I want to contribute in this project with my expertise in resistance of materials, stability, structural design and optimisation. I strongly believe that the success of any challenge is working as a team, creativity and motivation. If you dream it, you can do it!

Deadlines

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All members of the team MUST READ this document!
ElectricLiftRules2011

[…] transport the greatest quantity of water around a predetermined triangular course in a prescribed 10 minute time slot utilising a standardised propulsion unit. […]

The competition will take place on the 6th of June 2011.

We’ll have to hand in by the 6th of May the drawings of the plane.

The judges will evaluate the drawings based on a professional standard format. Areas of evaluation will include.
Detail Completeness Explanation of structures Readability Graphical standards
A maximum of three sheets of drawings is required. The drawings will be worth 25 points.

[…]

Each team must submit a report which outlines the design philosophy of the aircraft, team roles and responsibilities, choice of configuration, payload distribution, manufacturing techniques and any practical testing undertaken. No prediction of the total payload to be transported is required. Any original or innovative ideas should be described, together with the use of unique or advanced structural techniques and materials. The report is worth 25 points and should comprise no more than six double-spaced, typewritten pages of A4 paper, including any appendices and diagrams. Minimum type size to be 12 point.

Budget

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The budget we have to start with is of £746.
With this we have to build at least one plane… and I think it would be a good idea to actually build two!
I think we should build a prototype before we start building the one that will fly on the actual competition day.

Power

First we should buy two engines + controllers from the BMFA.

  • Eflight 40amp speed controller £32.19 (rrp £72.00)
  • Eflight Power 10 motor £22.07 (rrp £49.00)
  • total: £54.28  (+ shipping?)
  • Order to be sent to <admin [at] bmfa.org> addressed to Julie Cole.
  • Props: 9×6 ??

Batteries

  • 2x 2500 3S Lipo

Building materials

Foam

I’ll look at good deals to by some EPP foam blocks. still needing to math out the volume and quality needed.

Balsa

Glue

  • Epoxy (slow + fast)
  • uhu foam glue

Carbon

  • 8x 10mm x 1m carbon tubes

Radio equipment

Servos

note: could be we can have a few standard size servos from the Thamesmead Model Club

Stefano Peria

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I met Antony in Ruskin Park flying one of his planes, I got chatting with him and it gave me the idea of starting a model building and flying club. I heard of a project called Make Me Smile Again through The Maudsley Hospital they were offering up to £750 for projects that could promote improve mental health through doing something fun and different, Antony told me about the BMFA competition and I thought it was a great challenge and I applied for the Make Me Smile Again project and told them what we wanted to do and the gave us the funding 🙂

Antony GIBBS

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I’m french and I have moved in London in November 2009 to follow my girlfriend who works in the city.
Trained a photographer (BA in digital imaging, 1994 MMU – Manchester) I now make a living as a freelance web designer.
I want to pass the glider flying license and in the mean time I’ve been having lots of joy from flying some RC foamies as a first step taking me in the air.
I’m very excited by this project.