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The NDMAC Annual General Meeting was held in Bangor on Thursday 5th December 2024.
The following members were elected to serve on the 2025 committee:
There will be no flying at Kirkistown on Saturday 10th August 2024. Instead flyying will be at Lough Cowey.
Team Boomerang to Represent SMAE at IMechE UAS Challenge 2024
Our Stage 3 Aerospace Engineers have recently completed their Aircraft Design module. Working in teams since last October, they were required to design, build and fly an autonomous, fixed wing aircraft with a maximum take off weight of 10kg. Team Boomerang were selected to represent Queens at the Institute of Mechanical Engineers UAS Challenge which takes place at BMFA headquarters in Buckminster, England from the 1st to the 4th of July 2024. They have developed a twin boom, inverted V tail design with novel features including their undercarriage suspension and payload ejection systems. Recent flight tests were successfully completed at the North Down Model Aircraft Club in Kirkistown (see photos). Thanks to the club for hosting and thanks in particular to Keith Malcomson for piloting for us again this year. The team is currently ramping up their flight tests and preparing for their trip to England with the support of our Engineering team in the SMAE Prototyping Lab and main Workshop. Good luck to all concerned and lets hope that the Boomerang really does come back!
Eric Lindsay. 1940 - 2024The NDMAC Annual General Meeting was held in Bangor on Thursday 7th December 2023.
The following members were elected to serve on the 2024 committee:
