Eagle Aero Sport: Student-Built Aircraft
Faculty Mentor Name
Wallace Morris
Document Type
Presentation
Location
Jim and Linda Lee Planetarium
Start Date
4-10-2019 1:50 PM
End Date
4-10-2019 2:00 PM
Abstract
Eagle Aero Sport (EAS) is the first student operated aircraft build team at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. Our team allows students to gain hands-on experience in all aspects of aircraft production including: aircraft assembly, design engineering, management of production operations, finance, marketing, and team building skills. Through research, and consultation with the Experimental Aircraft Association, our airplane of choice is the Van’s RV-12. EAS is modifying the airplane to add real time flight test instrumentation for research. These instruments will gather data for aerodynamic, structural, as well as aircraft performance experiments. Presently, EAS is progressing with the Build Team 80% complete and the Engineering Team 65% complete. EAS has received the avionics and has installed the power-plant. Our team implements OSHA standards and mandates that all build teams are led by an FAA certificated Airframe and Power-plant Mechanic. The development stages of the project are over, and it is time to shift our focus towards the installation process, which will unite the work of the engineering and build teams. Once complete, EAS will have the opportunity to conduct novel research in regards to airframe structural analysis and fatigue, aerodynamic flow characteristics, and other flight test studies including meteorology. Some of these experiments have been specifically requested by Van’s Aircraft, our industry partner. All of the research and knowledge gathered by Eagle Aero Sport represents a rare asset that, we hope, will become more common-place as it is incorporated into Embry-Riddle's curricula, enhancing the student and faculty experience.
Eagle Aero Sport: Student-Built Aircraft
Jim and Linda Lee Planetarium
Eagle Aero Sport (EAS) is the first student operated aircraft build team at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. Our team allows students to gain hands-on experience in all aspects of aircraft production including: aircraft assembly, design engineering, management of production operations, finance, marketing, and team building skills. Through research, and consultation with the Experimental Aircraft Association, our airplane of choice is the Van’s RV-12. EAS is modifying the airplane to add real time flight test instrumentation for research. These instruments will gather data for aerodynamic, structural, as well as aircraft performance experiments. Presently, EAS is progressing with the Build Team 80% complete and the Engineering Team 65% complete. EAS has received the avionics and has installed the power-plant. Our team implements OSHA standards and mandates that all build teams are led by an FAA certificated Airframe and Power-plant Mechanic. The development stages of the project are over, and it is time to shift our focus towards the installation process, which will unite the work of the engineering and build teams. Once complete, EAS will have the opportunity to conduct novel research in regards to airframe structural analysis and fatigue, aerodynamic flow characteristics, and other flight test studies including meteorology. Some of these experiments have been specifically requested by Van’s Aircraft, our industry partner. All of the research and knowledge gathered by Eagle Aero Sport represents a rare asset that, we hope, will become more common-place as it is incorporated into Embry-Riddle's curricula, enhancing the student and faculty experience.