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AE 427 Preliminary Spacecraft Design: Parts/Propellers

Meeting mission objectives, spacecraft design; Specs, calculations, CAD drawings, weight, sub-system, budgets, etc.

Parts Search

If you need to find parts, whether they are bearings, gears, springs, you can use a free search at:

GlobalSpec

This site provides a search engine that covers:

Mechanical components
Electrical and electronics
Semiconductors
Optical components

Search by type of component and then by your specification to find matches. The site does require free registration to search.

Propeller Data

UIUC Propeller Data Site
Wind tunnel measurements for propellers used on small UAVs and model aircraft.
APC Propeller Performance Data
"A proprietary analysis software is used to create the performance data, using actual propeller geometry. The propeller blade loads, and resulting performance data, are generated using a specialized computational method that is based on Vortex theory. "