Project Overview
The goal of this project was to design and build a fully 3D-printed turbine-powered jet. At the start of the project, I already had an SW80 turbine, which served as the basis for the aircraft design.
Design Choice
I chose to model the aircraft after the F-8, primarily because of its wing-hinge mechanism. This design presented an interesting engineering challenge: integrating the mechanism with the constraints of housing a hot turbine inside a fully 3D-printed airframe.
Specifications
Length: 2300mm
Wingspan: 1430mm
Weight: 8kg
