About

Gender

Male


Location

Philadelphia, PA


About Me:

Mechanical Engineering Student, class of 2013 at Drexel University.


Please tell us a bit about your UAV interest

Interested in UAVs in general. Would like to look more into the combination of planes and multicopters using tilt-rotors.


Hometown:

Philadelphia, PA


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Joshua Geating replied to Joshua Geating's discussion Variable Pitch Propellers
"Hey Uriah, 

I am apprehensively interested.  It's a big project, and a lot to commit to.  Can you either reply or PM with a few things like your background experience, location, facilities/capabilities, education/work, age, etc.?  

Thanks, 
-Josh"
May 21, 2014
Joshua Geating replied to Joshua Geating's discussion Variable Pitch Propellers
"I guess I haven't really stated my intentions clearly, and may have been misleading. I am not concerned with controllability beyond stability, which could be either RPM or pitch control (after reading that VP thread, I'm leaning towards pitch…"
Apr 25, 2012
Joshua Geating replied to Joshua Geating's discussion Variable Pitch Propellers
"I've seen that video several times, but haven't spent exorbitant amount of time looking it over. I was under the impression that the intent was more so for increased controllability than for efficiency. Their propellers appear to just be tapered…"
Apr 23, 2012
Joshua Geating replied to Joshua Geating's discussion Variable Pitch Propellers
"Thanks for the reply. This is my first post on DIY Drones and I'm really glad to see there are professional, knowledgeable responses.

Although I have little experience in aeronautical engineering as a mechanical engineer (to my dismay), I can…"
Apr 23, 2012
Joshua Geating posted a discussion
I've recently gotten interested in the design of variable pitch propellers/rotors for the use in VTOL tilt-rotor UAVS. I have done a good amount of research with little fruition besides a few somewhat related pdfs. I was wondering if someone could…
Apr 21, 2012