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Systems Integration Test - 13 August 2005
Tested at Prior Lake High School, Prior Lake MN. Special thanks to Dr. Craig Olson for usage of the facilities.

First Run (14.6mb)
Second Run (38.6mb)

Engine Test Performed on 2 May 2005
The SimJet Nexus engine was tested at the Stoughton facility from 1300-1500 on 2 May. 3 successful runs were conducted.

Test 1 (33.8mb) - No thrust vectoring
Test 2 (40.1mb) - Thrust Vectoring
Test 3 (32.8mb) - Thrust Vectoring


Aesalon Mold Construction Video - 12 Feb 05 (10.51mb)

Aesalon Mold Construction Video - 5 Feb 05 (11.01mb)

Rear Landing Gear Motion Analysis Phase 2 - 30 Jan 05

Front View of Gear Deployment (1.03mb)
Rear View of Gear Deployment (1.32mb)
Underside View of Gear Deployment (1.49mb)
Back Isometric View of Gear Deployment (4.74mb)
Front Isometric View of Gear Deployment (4.19mb)

Preliminary Rear Landing Gear Motion Analysis - 29 Jan 05

Front View of Gear Deployment (1.44mb)
Rear View of Gear Deployment (1.57mb)
Underside View of Gear Deployment (906 kB)
Back Isometric View of Gear Deployment (1.94mb)
Front Isometric View of Gear Deployment (1.54mb)

Phase Two of Wing Sweep Motion Analysis - 27 Jan 05

Integrated Wing Sweep (with airframe shown) (2.46mb)
Top View of Wing Sweep (3.68mb)
Closeup Top View of Wing Sweep (5.53mb)
Isometric view of Wing Sweep (3.85mb)

Preliminary Variable Wing Sweep Motion Analysis - 22 Jan 05

Wireframe Wing Sweep (2.08mb)
Top View of Wing Seep (1.56mb)
Closeup Top View of Wing Sweep (2.8mb)
Wing Sweep integrated into airframe (1.59mb)

Preliminary Thrust Vector Design Motion Analysis - 20 Jan 05

40 degree up vectoring (568 kB)
40 degree down vectoring (534 kB)
Inward vectoring (824 kB)
Outward vectoring (912 kB)

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