Curio was highly appreciated by the judges because of innovationin design. Team secured 2nd rank in technical presentation for Curio at the competition.
Our regular class entry for SAE Aero Design India 2019 for second consecutive year. One of our innovative designs with highly modular architecture, Curio is a bi-winger or biplane which owing to its design can be flown as a mono winger too. It was named Curio (meaning a rare unusual thing) due to its unique design.
Key features of the model includes
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Tapered Bi-Wing configuration
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Decreased wing interference due to positive stagger between wings
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Tail boom for weight reduction
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Stable flight characteristics
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Low empty payload weight
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Unique twin tail with inverted vertical stabilizers for wake stability​​
Curio 2019
Sting Ray
One of the team's experimental projects, it is a Delta wing aircraft and is one of the fastest aircraft designed by the team with speeds reaching upto 108km/hr. Its very aerodynamic design with softer curves for lowering drag.