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Aerospace Project Schedule

This is a schedule overview for an aerospace project, including key dates for design reviews, component testing, construction, and project presentations.

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Aerospace Project Schedule

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  1. Project Plan ReviewJamie Allen - Cost & Flight Performance Lead, StructuresJohn Castro - Leader, Aerodynamics, S&CBrian Darr - Propulsion Lead, S&C Jatin Mehta - Aerodynamics Lead, Cost & Flight Performance Jon Peterman - Co-Leader, Aerodynamics, Propulsion Andy Wiratama - S&C Lead, Structures Phoenix Aerospace AAE 451 – Fall 2001

  2. Objectives & Schedule Overview • Objective: • Determine a reasonable schedule that will allow a continuous, fluid design period while meeting critical design and review dates. • Schedule Overview – Key Dates: • Preliminary Design reviews - Sept. 27 – Oct. 25 Aerodynamics, Propulsion, Structures, Performance, and Planning • Component Testing - Oct. 16 – Oct. 28 • Critical Design Review - Oct. 30 Design finalized & Construction begins • Flight Readiness Review - Nov. 15 Construction nearly completed (95%) • Official First Flight - Nov. 20 • Project Summary Presentation - Nov. 29 • Thiokol Final Design Report - Dec. 6 Phoenix Aerospace AAE 451 – Fall 2001

  3. Aerodynamics Schedule • Critical Dates: • Sept. 23: Preliminary drag estimate & possible airfoils chosen • Sept. 29: Airfoils selected, wing & tail geometry chosen, general configuration & 3-view completed • Oct. 2: Aerodynamics PDR #1 • Oct. 11: Revisions of PDR #1 material complete • Oct. 16: Trimability and controlability considerations complete • Oct. 18: Aerodynamics PDR #2 • Oct. 21: Stability considerations complete, trimability and controlability revisions complete • Oct. 23: Flight Performance, Stability, and Control PDR • Oct. 28: Aerodynamic design & revision complete • Key Tasks: • Airfoil selection & XFOIL analysis • Geometry selection • Stability & Control considerations • CMARC analysis of tandem wing interaction Phoenix Aerospace AAE 451 – Fall 2001

  4. Propulsion Schedule • Critical Dates: • Sept. 25: Initial propeller, gearbox, & motor selection • Sept. 27: Propulsion PDR #1 • Oct. 11: Revisions of PDR #1 material complete • Oct. 14: Propeller properties and battery analysis complete & propulsion system chosen • Oct. 16: Propulsion PDR #2 • Oct. 16 – 28: Revisions & Propulsion testing • Oct. 28: Propulsion system design complete • Key Tasks: • Propeller selection and analysis • Motor / speed control selection • Battery selection and design • Testing of propulsion system Phoenix Aerospace AAE 451 – Fall 2001

  5. Structures Schedule • Critical Dates: • Sept. 25: Preliminary geometric layout selected & material properties collected • Sept. 29: Landing gear design and analysis complete • Oct. 2: Analysis of wing loads and weight estimations complete • Oct. 4: Structures and Weights PDR • Oct. 16 - 28: Revisions and testing • Oct. 28: Structural design & revision complete • Key Tasks: • Material selection & testing • Structural design, analysis, & testing Phoenix Aerospace AAE 451 – Fall 2001

  6. Stability & Control Schedule • Critical Dates: • Oct. 9: Block diagram, dynamic models, physical constants, nominal feedback gain, & flow chart completed • Oct. 11: Dynamic Modeling PDR • Oct. 16: Flight performance estimations complete • Oct. 21: Stability & Control approximations complete & stability considerations obtained from Aerodynamics • Oct. 23: Flight Performance, Stability & Control PDR • Oct. 28: Stability & Control design and revision complete • Key Tasks: • Dynamic model creation • Nominal gain selection • Stability & control considerations (Aero) Phoenix Aerospace AAE 451 – Fall 2001

  7. Testing & Overall Schedule • Testing Schedule: • Oct. 14: Propulsion computer analysis completed (eg. Gold.m) • Oct. 16: CMARC & additional XFOIL analysis completed • Oct. 21: S&C Simulink analysis completed • Oct. 16-28: Propulsion testing • Thrust & Power tests • Battery & Battery endurance tests • Oct. 16-28: Structural testing • Materials testing • Wing testing (including building methods) • Other structural testing (Fuselage, Tail, …) • Landing gear & possible drop / cart mechanism test • Overall Schedule: • Sept. 29: Concept A or B chosen • Oct. 4: Trade Study #1 • Oct. 18: Trade Study #2 • Oct. 25: Fabrication, Economic, & Test plan PDR • Oct. 28: Design completed • Oct. 30: CDR & construction started Phoenix Aerospace AAE 451 – Fall 2001

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