D/B/F 98: Final Report Of the AIAA Student Aircraft Design, Build & Fly Competition

Abstract

This report is made up of the combined reports of 17 separate teams of students who entered the 1998 Design, Build & Fly Competition. The objectives of the Design. Build & Fly Competition were to have students teams design, build and fly unmanned remote control electric aircraft designed for maximum range on a limited battery. A "fly off" took place on the Westport Airport near Wichita, KS. in April 1998. Winners of the contest: 1st place. University of Southern California; 2nd, Texas A&M University; 3rd, Syracuse University. The Design, Build & Fly Competition was supported by Cessna the Office of Naval Research and the AIAA Foundation.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 17, 1998
Accession Number
ADA361001

Entities

People

  • Chris Bovias
  • Gregory Page
  • Michael Selig
  • Robert Paczula

Organizations

  • American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerodynamic Configurations
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircraft Industry
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Materials Testing
  • Mechanical Working
  • Mechanics
  • Spars
  • Swept Wings
  • Three Dimensional

Readers

  • Missile Defense Systems.
  • STEM Education
  • Vector-Borne Disease and Entomology

Technology Areas

  • Autonomy