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The Leading Edge of Aviation: Airfoil Design

Written by on January 23, 2021. Posted in Design Journal.

By Daniel Foster, Aerodynamics Team, Project Boom When an aircraft flies, its entire surface area interacts with the air in a complex and fascinating manner. As the speed of this aircraft increases, and as it enters different flow regimes,...

Finding the Optimum Rocket Configuration

Written by on November 1, 2020. Posted in Design Journal.

By Daniel SykesSystems Integration, Project Boom As we move to phase two of the project, one of the challenges to be faced will be gaining enough thrust to move past the sound barrier. As Mach 1 is approached, shockwaves form on the aircraft wings...

A Quest to Choose the Best Composite for a Supersonic Aircraft

Written by on October 8, 2020. Posted in Design Journal.

By Miranda Bell, Structures Team: Materials and Manufacturing, Project Boom You’re stuck. Hours spent researching the best material, and you’re stuck on the options that either hurt your wallet to even look at the numbers, or turn your aircraft...

Development of a Calculator for Control Surface Sizing on a Supersonic Delta Wing Aircraft

Written by on August 26, 2020. Posted in Design Journal.

by Eber Maciel MartínezStabilization Control Team, Project Boom Designing the control surfaces for a supersonic airplane is no easy task. One of the biggest challenges we face is to assure proper control at all flight regimes: from subsonic to...

Blink and you miss it – how an on-board camera system will introduce the world to supersonic flight

Written by on August 24, 2020. Posted in Design Journal.

by Colin FischerAvionics Team, Project Boom Think back to the last time you watched a video that truly blew your mind. Can you picture it? Maybe you looked on in awe as SpaceX landed its rocket booster for the first time. Maybe you were stunned...

The Leading Edge of Aviation: Airfoil Design

Finding the Optimum Rocket Configuration

A Quest to Choose the Best Composite for a Supersonic Aircraft

Development of a Calculator for Control Surface Sizing on a Supersonic Delta Wing Aircraft

Blink and you miss it – how an on-board camera system will introduce the world to supersonic flight

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