Movie of a failed link (pretty neat, big file)

Movie of a successful link (not so interesting, also a big file)

Helicopter destruction in testing (not a big file). (Fails in a different mode than our simple link, but way neat.)

Project Description Handout (revised 9:27 AM, April 23)

• fixed grammatical error on page 4 (4/23)
• height of blade corrected to 0.5" in discussion of air drag calculation (4/21)
• numbers in Table 1 adjusted to include results from two tensile test pulls (4/20)
• numbers in Table 1 corrected to agree with data in spreadsheet (4/19)
• removed the words "Youngs Modulus" from the last line of Table 1 (4/16)

Sample Link Design file. Right click and save this to your desktop, then open it with Solid Edge drafting.

Isometric view of rotor

Dimensioned rotor drawing

Detailed Instructions on How to Create the dxf File

Grading for the Websites

Additional Material Data

• Schematic of the tensile test specimens
• Results from the tensile testing (revised 12:20 pm, April 20)
  • New file includes results from two test pulls (4/20)
• Schematic of the "hole" tensile test specimens
• Results from the testing of the "hole" tensile test specimens

Frequently Asked Questions:

1. Can I fashion a link that uses more than one hole at each end?
   No.
2. Can I use more than one layer of material for my link?
   No.
3. What is the height of the blade?
   0.5"