The team successfully tested the bottle release mechanism in flight, performing a bottle drop.
The plane was flown in stabilise mode which automatically corrected for any disturbances to its flight path. The bottles did not survive the impact with the ground, so a parachute or cushioning system will have to be developed.
The team filmed the bottle drop, which shows that the plane is stable in flight after the bottle is released. This is a key requirement of the Deliverable 2, which must be submitted to the competition organisers.



March 18, 2014 at 1:44 pm
Great photos of the bottles.. That’s going to be a tough design problem to solve!!