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The structural department

The structural department is responsible for manufacturing all the elements that compose the rocket, such as the tubes, fins, nose cone, the parts where the motor and the flight computer will be installed. Besides manufacturing, the structural department is previously assigned to design the mentioned parts. Research and documentation are required to come to a qualitative final product. Members of this department mainly work in the composites lab with various types of materials, especially composites such as carbon fibre, glass fibre, with resins, epoxy. Moreover, the team works with different machining methods like CNC machining, 3D printing, laser cut, milling, drilling, sanding. Everything is done during the work sessions which are planned in advance. The department is also looking into the possibility of building rockets out of more sustainable materials for the long-term future of AQUILO.

The structural department consists, as every department, of a department head, members and advisors. The current department is shown below. The members deal with a workload that is both practical and theoretical.

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Head of the department

My name is Antoni and I'm half Polish and half Belgian. Coming from an international background, I really enjoy my time at Inholland, and interacting with all types of people from all over the world. I joined the Aeronautical Engineering study due to my life-long interest in aviation and all things that fly. My first year at Inholland was a huge learning curve, as I had to study much more than I had ever done before. Nevertheless, it was a much welcome experience as I've been able to achieve more than I could have ever expected.


I joined Aquilo out of an interest to challenge myself further. I knew that it would be a huge undertaking, but a drive inside me wanted to pursue it. I was extremely grateful for being chosen to be the head of the structural department, and I want to give it my all. Aquilo provides a rare insight for a 2nd year student, on how a true engineer works to create a real end product, which requires all the stages of the production process and a lot of collaboration between parties. It allowed me to see very early on where all that classroom theory turns into real life engineering problems.


This year I'm really looking to fill the shoes of the previous structural head, and continue all the projects and endeavors that have been undertaken last year. In addition, I want to contribute as much as possible in completing all the designing and testing of the Aquilo IX rocket to set up the next board as well as possible and ensure efficient progress

Contact

You can reach me either via email (department) or via phone (personal)

THE DEPARTMENT

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