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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.
Cash prizes are $2500 for 1st, $1500 for 2nd and $1000 for 3rd place. Winners will be invited to present their designs at the AIAA/U.S. Air Force T&E Days conference.
Contest Rules (Updated 26Aug08)
Entry Form: [download]
(15Aug08)
FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) (Updated 17Sep08)
Teams
List (Updated 03Nov08)
72
MHz RC Frequency Assignments (Updated
30Mar09)
Q&A 1: [download] (9Nov08)
Q&A 2: [download] (16Nov08)
Q&A 3: [download] (24Nov08)
Q&A 4: [download] (5Dec08)
Q&A 5: [download] (18Dec08)
Q&A 6: [download] (10Jan09)
Q&A 7: [download] (23Jan09)
Q&A 8: [download] (31Jan09)
Q&A 9: [download] (8Feb09)
Q&A 10: [download] (22Feb09)
Q&A 11: [download] (30Mar09)
2009 DBF
Competition Final Results Summary [download]
Contest Photos
Detailed
Paper Scores and Judges Comments
1st Place Final Report: OSU Team Black [download]
2nd Place Final Report: OSU Orange Team [download]
3rd
Place Final Report: Univ Southern California TurboEncabulator [download]
Top Scoring
Report: Wichita St Univ WSUsUAVe [download]
