DarkAero 1 Progress Update (Feb 2021)

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It’s been a little while since our last DarkAero 1 build update video. We have a lot of footage we’ve collected over the last few weeks and there was just too much to put into one video so we highlighted three recent projects.

1) Keegan gives an overview of the carbon fiber nose gear doors. We had to finalize the CAD design details, create a mold, create some carbon fiber infused parts and get the doors all fit up and functioning. In addition to getting the doors installed we also captured the build instruction notes along with some improvements for production. Once we finish up with parts, we always document their final weight.

2) Ryley provides a brief overview of his work finishing up the battery box package. This was a bit of an iterative process as we had mocked up a 2 battery install previously. Ultimately, builders will be able to decide which setup they would like depending on their mission. The battery box is a neat little package that serves the function of not only housing the battery but also actively cooling it along with providing a mounting location for the capacitor, battery regulator and fuses.

3) River covers some of his work with the control panel. He recently got it powered on and ran a series of bench tests. In the video he gives a fun demo showing how the Garmin G3X display is communicating with the rest of the systems on the aircraft.

Intro - 00:00
Nose Gear Doors - 00:43
Battery Box - 04:40
Instrument Panel - 07:39
Other Projects - 10:32

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