The MESA rcFoam Fighters

June 4, 2012|MESA RC

To the Flitetest Community;

We are proud to announce that we have joined the Flitetest community! These guys as well as all of you have been an on going inspiration to our RC after school club. Below is a little info about our team, please read, check us out, and support the MESA rcFoam Fighters group.

Colorado MESA is a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization. Our Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement (MESA) program is designed to encourage students to prepare themselves for a college education and to major in mathematics, engineering or science.

The MESA program is a premier educational resource and experiential program, serving students in grades P-12. MESA's mission is to increase the numbers of students who graduate from high school fully prepared for post secondary education in engineering, mathematics, science, computer science, business, and other math- and science-based fields. MESA programs provide the educational resources and experiences students need to be successful in these pursuits. To accomplish its goals, trained MESA advisors, usually math and science teachers, implement MESA after-school programs in their schools. Here at Erwin Middle School in Colorado, we have transformed our club to the MESA rcFoam Fighters, primarily sponsored by rcFoam Fighters, http://rcfoamfighters.com/blog/.

We are unique in that we apply STEM based skills through the use of Remote Control Aircraft, we are the only MESA program in the state that has this type of approach. Students will learn and study the physics of flight such as hydrofoils, aerodynamics, center of gravity, drag, lift, and thrust. Students mathematical skills will be applied by use of measurement as well as science skills through the use of RC electronics. The students create new aircraft design concepts, test different platforms for FPV flight, and explore different creative builds with RC technology.

Below is what we have accomplished, and we will articles out on some of these as well. If there is any you would like to see posted please respond.

MESA Design Concepts:

MT-1 Dark Knight

http://mesarcfoamfighters.wix.com/mesarcfoamfighters#!mt-1-dark-knight

MT-2 Red Dawn

http://mesarcfoamfighters.wix.com/mesarcfoamfighters#!mt-2-red-dawn

MF-Eurofighter

http://mesarcfoamfighters.wix.com/mesarcfoamfighters#!mf-eurofighter

MF- SAAB

http://mesarcfoamfighters.wix.com/mesarcfoamfighters#!mf-saab

MFSU-47

http://mesarcfoamfighters.wix.com/mesarcfoamfighters#!mfsu-47

MFB-2

http://mesarcfoamfighters.wix.com/mesarcfoamfighters#!mfb-2

The MESA rcFF Team has just finished their second season on YouTube and will start back up again in September. In the meantime please visit our website for more MESA info and upcoming projects.

YouTube Channel:http://www.youtube.com/user/sshoover10

Website: http://mesarcfoamfighters.wix.com/mesarcfoamfighters

Jake Marshall

MESArcFF Team Advisor