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1999 OSU Team Black "Hercules"
Summary
This airplane was designed for the 1998/1999 AIAA/Cessna/ONR Design/Build/Fly contest. The mission objective was to carry the heaviest possible payload consisting of water bottles, over a specified course using multiple sorties. Aircraft were subject to several design constraints including a runway length of 100 ft., span length of 9 ft, motor type, etc. The Hercules aircraft finished in 11th place at the contest.
The Airplane The Team Multimedia Sponsors
Specifications
Wing span: 107 in
Empty weight: 35 lb
Motors: Dual Astro FAI 40 with 3:1 gear ratio
Batteries: 2 x 17 cell Sanyo 5000 mah NiCd packs
Features
Tractor / Pusher dual motor design
Twin boom, twin vertical tail design
Nosewheel braking
Wing endplates
Plywood fuselage construction
Foam core wing with tissue/glue covering
The Hercules design team was led by a Chief Engineer, and divided into three primary groups: Aerodynamics/Stability and Control, Propulsion, and Structures.
Chief Engineer: David Roberts
Aerodynamics / Stability and Control
Justin Raffety (Lead)
David Roberts
Propulsion
Leonel Blanco (Lead)
Aaron Frable
Tyson Hanes
Brian Hargrave
Aaron Ochs
Structures
Fu Yuet (Lead)
Lee Kuan-Jye
Ban Fu Chee
Gan Vee Ling
Yap Eg-Sin
Lee Chin Teck
Gim Khuan Ng
Chris Riemer
Chad Goodman
Pilot: Dr. Ron Delahoussaye
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Andrew S. Arena, Jr.
Assistant: Joe Conner
Team Video
The music video introduces the team, and highlights the development and testing of the aircraft. It is recommended that you right click on the link and use "Save Target as..." to download the video to your computer before playing.
Full size version (640x480) 28MB
Pictures
(Hover cursor over any thumbnail on this page for a description)
Contest
The following sponsors contributed to the project. The Hercules team greatly appreciates their support, and considers them members of our team. Without their support, the project would not have been possible.
NASA Oklahoma Space Grant Consortium
Advanced Racing Composites
Richardson Engineering