Second Day of Competition

Today was the second day of our competition. We arrived early in anticipation of our technical inspection. Our team was one of the first teams to arrive and go through the inspections. We were unable to complete the first attempt at the inspection due to a small error in sizing, one of the dimensions was about 1/8" off. We worked to correct this and quickly signed up for the second attempt at inspections. Thankfully we were able to complete and pass all the portions of the inspections.

Inspections

More Inspections with Assembly Team

More Inspections with Assembly Team

The assembly team then went on to the timed assembly attempt and a final safety inspection. Our team was able to complete that portion as well and was ready to fly. Unfortunately, part of the assembly is to drop the boxes full of tools and the plane parts from about 6". Minor damage was done to a portion of the fuselage and wings but they were important to correct before flying. Due to time constraints, we were not able to attempt a flight but we will first thing in the morning.

Assembly Team

Of the 55 teams that were at the competition, only 14 teams have attempted the first mission at this point. We are pleased that we were able to pass the inspection and assembly portions which both seemed to be causing issues for most of the teams. We are anxiously anticipating the first flight tomorrow!