Objective

design, build, test an airplane to execute “X-1 Supersonic Flight Test Program”, including launch of an “X-1 test vehicle” (autonomous glider)

Technicals @Esther

Maximum wingspan: 6ft

Mission 1: no payload

Mission 2: X-1 test vehicle + fuel tanks

Mission 3: X-1 test vehicle + fuel tanks

Payload Breakdown

Fuel Tanks

Design:

• must be commercially available beverage bottle with screw on cap
• minimum capacity of 16 oz.
• external tanks should be the same size, shape, brand, (essentially identical) for all missions
• may be filled with inert materials (water, sand, etc.) for fuel weight

tanks will be carried externally and internally:

• only one in the internal tank may be carried. design may be different from the external tanks
• external tanks are attached using pylons which must be removable (not a permanent feature of airplane design)

X-1 test vehicle

is a glider capable of autonomous flight. it will be:

• attached on the plane in Mission 2