Published On Jun 25, 2019
Aerospace MSc students at the UoM successfully test flew a model inspired by the announcement of the Tempest programme at Farnborough Airshow in July 2018. The students were required to complete the design and build within 2 weeks and perform a flight demonstration at the EPSRC CASCADE collaboration workshop at Snowdonia Aerospace Centre, Llanbedr in NorthWales, June 17-21. The aircraft uses foam board for the entirety of its structure and is powered by and electric ducted fan. It has a wingspan of 2m and all up weight of 6 kg.
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