Submitting Campus
Daytona Beach
Student Status
Undergraduate
Class
Undergraduate Student Works
Advisor Name
Dr. Eric Perrell
Abstract/Description
This study’s objective was to determine the feasibility of manufacturing carbon fiber cylinders using an X-Winder filament winder for a structural airframe in sounding rockets. Multiple carbon fiber tubes were manufactured using the X-Winder and tested. The results of this testing successfully demonstrated that tubes manufactured with the X-Winder are capable of performing as an airframe for small sounding rockets. Five tube samples were destructively tested in compression, and the average maximum compressive strength of the tubes was 9,854 lbf. One of the tubes was used as the airframe in a small sounding rocket which flew to 4,042 feet above ground level and recovered successfully.
Document Type
Undergraduate Research
Scholarly Commons Citation
Ford, E. (2020). Filament Winding Composite Airframes for Sounding Rockets. , (). Retrieved from https://commons.erau.edu/student-works/157
