And so it begins. Within its first year of running ARCHETYPE RACING is cranking out S550 specific swan neck wings. And not only that, this wing will hold a Patent for its hinge operation.
5 axis machined billet aluminum and 17-4 stainless steel abounds in these uprights. Hundreds of hours of design and engineering, in the uprights alone. Everything was thought through. Created in Solidworks. Looked at from every angle. Scrutinized.
The uprights are machined, anodized, and placed back in the mill for post machining. Everything is on another order of magnitude, when it comes to execution.
This is the stuff that happens when you’re confined for months and have ample time to think. I finally have a chance to flex the Aerospace Engineering and Aerospace Propulsion degrees.
Below is a quick video of the operation of the SPECTRE’s hinge. One of my goals with this project was to hide all of the fasteners and the most obvious fastener looks like a design feature. When, in fact, it’s a proprietary sun drive. Oh, there’s that. I came up with my own drive, too. One of the hundreds available didn’t suit me.
More to come on this. I’ll get some pictures posted of the full uprights in all their glory. The CFD data and renderings will also follow suit, very soon.
5 axis machined billet aluminum and 17-4 stainless steel abounds in these uprights. Hundreds of hours of design and engineering, in the uprights alone. Everything was thought through. Created in Solidworks. Looked at from every angle. Scrutinized.
The uprights are machined, anodized, and placed back in the mill for post machining. Everything is on another order of magnitude, when it comes to execution.
This is the stuff that happens when you’re confined for months and have ample time to think. I finally have a chance to flex the Aerospace Engineering and Aerospace Propulsion degrees.
Below is a quick video of the operation of the SPECTRE’s hinge. One of my goals with this project was to hide all of the fasteners and the most obvious fastener looks like a design feature. When, in fact, it’s a proprietary sun drive. Oh, there’s that. I came up with my own drive, too. One of the hundreds available didn’t suit me.
More to come on this. I’ll get some pictures posted of the full uprights in all their glory. The CFD data and renderings will also follow suit, very soon.
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