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The AIAA through the Applied Aerodynamics, Aircraft Design, Design Engineering and Flight Test Technical Committees and the AIAA Foundation invites all university students to participate in the Cessna/Raytheon Missile Systems Student Design/Build/Fly competition. The contest will provide a real-world aircraft design experience for engineering students by giving them the opportunity to validate their analytic studies.

Student teams will design, fabricate, and demonstrate the flight capabilities of an unmanned, electric powered, radio controlled aircraft which can best meet the specified mission profile. The goal is a balanced design possessing good demonstrated flight handling qualities and practical and affordable manufacturing requirements while providing a high vehicle performance.

To encourage innovation and maintain a fresh design challenge for each new years participants, the design requirements and performance objective will be updated for each new contest year. The changes will provide new design requirements and opportunities, while allowing for application of technology developed by the teams from prior years.

2001/02 Contest Season: 6th

Contest Winner: University of California at San Diego - TLAR 3 (photo) (7/29/02)

Best Report: Oklahoma State University - OSU Orange (pdf format) (7/29/02)

OSU Orange Photo (7/29/02)

2002 DBF Contest Photo Gallery (2/13/03)

2001/02 AIAA DBF Competition Results (7/29/02)

2001/02 Radio Frequencies (11/28/01)

2001/02 Teams (11/28/01)

2001/02 Questions and Answers Archive (4/21/02)

2001/02 Rules (revised 9/4/01)

NEW for this Year (rules change highlights) (11/29/01)

Download 2001/02 Entry Form (6/21/01)

FAQ Frequently Asked Questions (revised 9/25/01)

The members of the AIAA Applied Aerodynamics, Aircraft Design, Design Engineering and Flight Test Technical Committees and the AIAA Foundation look forward to your participation. Please direct questions by e-mail to Greg Page (greg.page@nrl.navy.mil).

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