StephenCarlson / MiniHawk-VTOL

Artwork for the MiniHawk VTOL, a 3D-Printed Tricopter/Fixed-wing hybrid aircraft.
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NACA Ducts for Cooling #27

Closed StephenCarlson closed 3 years ago

StephenCarlson commented 3 years ago

Pretty much the title. NACA ducts are the common slits/wells seen on various aircraft and race cars which are optimized for spilling air into the interior for cooling. I've tried to keep the body "watertight" as I literally don't want water to get in should the aircraft fly in the rain, but cooling is becoming an issue with ESCs and avionics. I suppose the ducts can be taped over if this is ever needed.

StephenCarlson commented 3 years ago

Solved in ede11e9. The nose has two variants available in the STLs folder; the NACA Inlet variant is labeled accordingly. I have not added any exhaust vents at this point, as I figure the other holes in the body cavity should be sufficient, not to mention the loose seal that the hatch/lid makes with the lip. If an explicit exhaust hole is needed, it can be drilled or otherwise added by the builder.