Phantum - V1

Valkyrie is our primary project, our path towards making a fully-reusable, student-built supersonic UAV.

V1 is our debut aircraft. It will serve as a test platform for all our aircraft systems. For this reason, it was built with modularity and low price in mind.

Software

Among others, we also expect to use this aircraft extensively to train our AI Flight Computer, which will then be used for future Valkyrie Missions.

Software

Among others, we also expect to use this aircraft extensively to train our AI Flight Computer, which will then be used for future Valkyrie Missions.

Our Modularity

The aircraft is made to accommodate a very wide variety of payloads. It has ample internal volume for additional systems, and the large wings and excess thrust allow it to take off with much heavier configurations. Additionally, the aircraft has an innovative wing box design, which allows the movement of the wing in between flights. This provides us with an additional degree of freedom to balance the aircraft aerodynamically if the payload will change the center of mass or if we are testing different airfoil configurations.

Construction

To keep costs low and production simple, the aircraft will be 3d printed out of plastic. We are, however, using cutting-edge materials, such as carbon fiber reinforced filaments, for their excellent specific strength.

Construction

Recovery

We will use this aircraft a lot and always test new things, so critical failures are expected frequently. This is a big reason for the low cost of the aircraft. But in order to mitigate the chance of total loss of the aircraft, we have designed it with an advanced abort sequence before the parachute deployment, which should ensure an excellent chance for recovery.