[Unified-mailman] Fwd: unified aircraft d/b/f supportability

[Carl C Dietrich]

----- Forwarded message from pwyoung at ix.netcom.com -----
    Date: Sat, 10 Apr 2004 07:27:42 -0400 (GMT-04:00)
    From: pwyoung at ix.netcom.com
Reply-To: pwyoung at ix.netcom.com
 Subject: unified aircraft d/b/f supportability
      To: ccoleman at mit.edu, howiek at mit.edu, chipd at mit.edu

Prof C., Howie, Carl, here's some items FYI and to pass to the Unified
students:

- CNC cutter - is still behaving erratically but seems to have stabilized, i.e.
isn't getting
worse. The best strategy to get acceptable wings without wasting time, getting
frustrated,
etc., is to do the foam cutting with supervision.  There's no plans at present
to have
weekend support but there will be time available next week if arrangements can
be made
in advance; contact Col Young as needed.
- Additional propellers. A new supply of 7" and 8" propellers, designed for the
S-400
motors, has arrived and have been put into the labelled storage bins down by
the
battery charging area. Please do not take too many props and deprive others!
- Propeller adapters. To install these propellers, an aluminum propeller adapter
needs
to be installed to the motor's 2.3 mm shaft using a very specific sized Allen
wrench. This
size wrench is hard to replace if misplaced. We'll have the adapters and a
marked wrench available down by the "community property" area adjacent to the
AIAA student officer's glassed in office (closest to the instrumentation lab) in
the basement.
- 350 mah batteries. The batteries that will be used for the competition, 350
mah packs
(and not the larger 600 mah packs used to date) have been put down in the Gelb
for use
when charged. These should be charged at the 40 mah rate on the multi-chargers.
- Additional balsa wood. 1/16" and 3/32" wood has been bought and put into the
balsa
storage boxes close to Don Weiner's office.

Col Young

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