MESA plane
the challenge was to create a plane that would be able to glide and do so for a long period of time. It had to be made of balsa wood and fly without an engine. To create a plane we first ran many design through a white box simulator. We chose a design that we liked best and then we started to modify little things in order to increase the flight time. we modified the static margin, horizontal stabilizer, and dihedral. We then printed it out and cut it out on balsa wood and glued them together, this was the end result. We were able to finish it before we left for break.