I was lucky enough last Saturday to be invited for one of the first test flights of the Aberdeen Aerospace Engineering Society.
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The rain stayed away for the whole day, but the wind battered us throughout testing, leading to some stunning manoeuvres, and red faces
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There was some frantic discussion about the conditions, but two tests went off more or less without a hitch, a big step for the club, which was only founded in September 2019
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The first test went well but the landing slightly damaged the front wheel, but that’s what testing is for, so a quick patch and off for a second test
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The second test was a test of the automated system they have developed to glide the plane along, that went well as well, all in all the plane survived so the team was thrilled
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Check out their Facebook Page and a video they published of the day in more detail