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Delays
Originally the plan was to fly the FTS (Flight Test System) for the first time on Saturday the 25th. To achieve this goal, we first had to complete a few parts of the FTS. We began by finishing the S1000+; starting with wiring and securing the various components of the flight controller. We also needed…
The Parachute Module
Now that we have decided on the building materials for the GTP (Guidance Test Payload), we can start assembling it. The Gen 2 GTP will be made up of two segments; the parachute segment and below it, the electronics segment. Each segment has two parts; the outer shell and inside it, the module. The outer…
Progress
During the past few weeks we have been working on the camera system, one of the many components of the test payload. Originally, we planned to have the camera software completed by October 20th. Unfortunately, we repeatedly ran into errors and bugs, some of these were resolved in a few minutes, while others took days…
Parachutes (Part 1)
Over the last week, we have have been working on the parachute system. Our current parachute deployment system is spring powered as opposed to a CO2 or pyrotechnic system. The main benefit of a spring launched parachute is that it is reusable. This is especially useful for the test payload which will fly multiple times. …
Ready To Fly
After the successful test of the Gen 1-P, we were close to finally testing the parachute system in flight. But first, we needed to collect some performance data on the FTS without the parachute system. During this flight test, we discovered that both the drop and camera systems were nonfunctional. The drop system was easily…
Assembly
After our successes last week, we were confident that we would be ready to fly on Monday. But we had a few final tasks we had to complete before we could fly. The outer shell of the parachute test payload needed to be completed. This is the payload that we will drop from the FTS…
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