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Hi, my name is William Harris and I am a final year
Aerospace Technology Student here at Coventry University
I am going to talk to you about my final year project.
My final year project was investigating whether sealing the gaps
between the control surfaces and the wing of a glider
make any improvement to its flight characteristics
This was done by first producing a 3D model on CAD Software
and then using the university's rapid prototyping facilities
to produce a physical model.
This model then went into our windtunnel for a number of tests
These tests provided me with a set of results
which concluded that if you do seal these gaps you see
quite an improvement in lift and drag characteristics.
For a glider this produces a longer range and higher top speed
During my project I learnt many things such as
CAD/CAM techniques, project management skills
such as time keeping
and I have learnt how to do scholarly research to a high level.