Updates

November 2026

Week 12

This week, the Avionics team plans to conduct a visibility test between LED strips and chip on board lights.

Chip on board lights illuminating a payload prototype during a visibility test

LED strip lights fitted along a prototype fuselage

October 2026

Week 11

The team started prototyping payload designs for the aircraft. They tested different designs at the proposed cruise speed of the aircraft (~45 mph). One design maximized internal volume, and the other maximized aerodynamics. The testing demonstrated that the high-volume design needs to be modified to achieve better aerodynamics.

Payload design tested on the team’s red truck

Second view of the payload design test on the red truck

3D printed payload and sensor prototypes

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