Originally posted by MarkVZ
Oh, and by the way, our school wanted to do a twin-boom design like yours for optimal antenna placement, but it is in defiance of the rules to have part of the aircraft's structure obscure the 360 degree "view" of the antenna. I think the only exception is wing struts or landing gear legs. I'm not sure if the SAE competition has different rules, but your A-Tail design would not be legal with the antenna in that position.
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I didn't see that fine point in the rules about the antenna view, just that it had to be 3 inches from structure.
A later redraw on mine places the thing with the flat sides vertical, behind the fuselage, so the round side faces the airflow.
And thinking further, it could be mounted on the "sensor" box so that after the box is deployed, it will rotate to the upright position.
Just shows what a leaking mind can come up with!
(Since finding a small r/c Humvee isn't panning out.)