Aerostructures
Sierra Peaks has more than 20 years of experience designing and building externally mounted aircraft pods. The pods are aerodynamic capsules that can be used for a variety of purposes. The pods can be purchased alone, but, most often, Sierra Peaks works to develop custom electrical and mechanical systems that fit into the pods.
As a project-based, creative engineering design company, Sierra Peaks is committed to helping our customers with custom projects. Whether the application is for imaging, sensing, sample collection, or another special purpose, we are glad to take on the challenge. Let’s discuss how we can make your aerostructure pod project become reality.
MP-2: The multi-purpose pod
MP-2 is a ready-to-build pod design that can be used in a variety of applications with little to no modification to the pod shell. Or, the design can be altered to include open-air holes, windows, sensor mounts, and other custom modifications as needed. Here are the standard specs of the MP-2.
MP-2– The Multipurpose Pod
Material: carbon fiber composite (other materials available)
Dimensions: 8” x 14” x 36” (can be modified)
Volume: 1991 cubic inches
Weight: 10.5 lbs
Tested to withstand high vibration and high acceleration
Impervious to RF signals, useful for radar systems)
High-performance heatsink, up to 600 W heat dissipation
Cables can be passed from the aircraft to the pod
Quarter-turn fasteners, allows for quick access inside the pod for maintenance
CUSTOM Engineering & INTEGRATION Capabilities
Sierra Peaks has all the resources to develop an aerostructure from initial concept to prototype to full production manufacturing. Some of our capabilities include:
Thermal analysis
Finite element structural analysis
Computational fluid dynamics analysis
Mechanical design engineering
Electrical design engineering
Software development
System integration
Full-service machine shop
3D printing
Electro-mechanical assembly teams
Custom cable fabrication
CUSTOM AEROSTRUCTURE PROJECTS
For more than 20 years, Sierra Peaks has designed and built custom aerostructure solutions with applications ranging from gas and particulate collection, data acquisition, and wide-area surveillance. Here are examples of our work.
Harvester Particulate Sampling
Pod mated to USAF C-130H aircraft prior to flight test.
Redkite Wide Area Persistent Surveillance (WAPS)
Logos Technologies
Contact us about your custom aerostructure project
As a project-based, creative engineering design company, Sierra Peaks is committed to helping our customers with custom projects. Whether the application is for imaging, sensing, sample collection, or another special purpose, we are glad to take on the challenge. Contact us and we will discuss how we can make your aerostructure pod project become reality.