What's New with the AIAA Student Design/Build/Fly Competition WWW Pages

Updates during the 2008/09 contest season.

• 08/15/08 - Initial Rules and FAQ postings

  
  
  Updates during the 2007/08 contest season.

• 07/30/08 - Moved to Past Contest Section
• 05/13/08 - Added Final Results
• 04/08/08 - Added Q&A #10
• 02/19/08 - Updated team members names and 72 MHz frequency assignments list
• 02/11/08 - Added Q&A #9
• 01/30/08 - Added Q&A #8
• 01/22/08 - Added Q&A #7
• 01/03/08 - Added Q&A #6
• 12/11/07 - Added Q&A #5
• 12/05/07 - Added Q&A #4
• 11/29/07 - Added Q&A #3
• 11/21/07 - Added Q&A #2
• 11/14/07 - Added Q&A #1
• 11/3/07 - Transferred to new www.aiaadbf.org website
• 11/3/07 - Added 2008 Team List
• 11/3/07 - Added 2008 Frequency Assignments
• 9/28/07 - Uploaded the AIAA paper on the making the rules of the AIAA DBF Contest. AIAA Paper 2006-7832: Writing the Rules: An inside Look at the AIAA Student Design/Build/Fly Competition,
• 9/7/07 - Updates: Rules (same text, tweaked format) and FAQ (new answers)
  
• 8/29/07 - Post html files for rules and faq.
  
• 8/22/07 - Started new material for 2007/08 contest year.
  

  
  
  Updates during the 2006/07 contest season.

• 6/29/07 - Posted scoring results.
• 12/6/06 - More pictures added from 2006 competition!
• 11/21/06 - This update: The Univ of Maryland team entry was received on time and acknowledged as confirmed via email by the AIAA DBF organizers. The team info was inadvertantly omitted from the original listings. The team list and frequency assignments pages have been updated to include Maryland.
• 11/17/06 - Posted Q&A's section.
• 11/10/06 - SolidWorks offers CAD for your team. Check out the new AIAA DBF Resource Links (group).
• 11/2/06 - Added notice about emails. It is the team's responsibility to make sure they receive all DBF e-mail. Be sure to turn off anti-spam/graylisting/etc so that you receive all emails. See official notice for contest email policy.
• 10/27/06 - Posted 2005 DBF photo gallery. Thanks to Tom Zickuhr (Cessna) and Dave Levy (Cessna). 687 pictures!
• 10/6/06 - Added Oklahoma State University DBF team link.
• 10/5/06 - Added the Istanbul Technical University DBF team link.
• 10/4/06 - FAQ updates.
• 9/20/06 - Updated the rules and posted the FAQ + posted OSU Orange 2005/06 winning report.
• 9/14/06 - Entry Form posted.
• 8/16/06 - Rules posted.
• 8/9/06 - "An important message from your sponsor"
  

  
  

  The AIAA and the Design/Build/Fly Governing Committee are proud to announce the addition of Raytheon Missile Systems in Tucson Arizona as a new sponsor starting with the 2007 competition. Raytheon Missile Systems was selected from among several offers to assume the contest support position previously held by the Office of Naval Research.

  We wish to thank the Office of Naval Research for their past support and also thank Cessna Aircraft Company for both their past and continuing support.

  We look forward to the 2007 DBF fly-off as guests of Raytheon Missile Systems in Tucson next April. (8/9/06)

  
  
  Updates during the 2005/06 contest season.

• 7/25/06 - Posted scoring results.
• 5/5/06 - Posted final results.
• 4/12/06 - Updated Q&A's section.
• 3/27/06 - Updated Q&A's section.
• 2/16/06 - Updated Q&A's section.
• 11/2/02 - Posted teams, frequency assignments and first Q&A.
• 10/3/05 - Rules refinement: "At least 1/3 of the team members must consist of Freshman, Sophomores or Juniors."
• 9/21/05 - FAQ update
• 9/19/05 - Added the RPI DBF team link.
• 9/7/05 - FAQ update, added 2005 contest photos and movies. Thanks to Tom Zickuhr!
• 8/23/05 - Rules udpate: Added the DF to scoring formulas (as missing before), added 3 min penalty for each mission #1 payload not flown. FAQ update: Added payload questions.
• 8/15/05 - Started new material for 2005/06 contest year.
  

  
  
  Updates during the 2004/05 contest season.

• 5/13/05 - Posted final results.
• 3/28/05 - Update to team page.
• 3/12/05 - Updated Q&A's section.
• 2/17/05 - Updated the team entry listing.
• 1/28/05 - Added UIUC team link.
• 1/25/05 - Posted 2004 DBF photo gallery. Thanks to Tom Zickuhr (Cessna), Dave Levy (Cessna) and Stephen Brock (AIAA).
• 1/24/05 - Updated Q&A's section.
• 11/11/04 - Posted frequency assignments.
• 11/10/04 - Posted Q&A #1, 2, and Entry list. Rules update - added: All submitted reports are the property of AIAA, Cessna and ONR and may be published or reproduced at their discretion. This statement was the only change to the rules.

  2005 Entries:
  According to my count there are 47 teams with 727 students entered in the competition for 2005 from the United States, Canada, Israel, Italy and Turkey. I have attached the entrant list to this e-mail and we will be posting it to the web site soon. Note that we will not be releasing any e-mail addresses for teams or advisors. If you need to contact another team you may send a request to the contest administrator at greg.page@nrl.navy.mil and I will forward it to the appropriate person.
  - Greg Page

• 9/29/04 - Updated the general FAQ.
• 8/30/04 - Updated the general FAQ.
• 8/20/04 - Posted the general FAQ.
• 7/21/04 - Started new material for 2004/05 contest year.
  

  
  
  Updates during the 2003/04 contest season.

• 7/13/04 - Posted final results.
  
• 1/28/04 - Updates to Q and A archive.
  
• 11/9/03 - Updated FAQ and posted frequencies and teams.
  
• 10/2/03 - Official site changed to http://www.ae.uiuc.edu/aiaadbf
  Was http://www.aae.uiuc.edu/aiaadbf. The old site has been removed.
• 10/1/03 - Added entry form
  
• 9/30/03 - FAQ update
  
• 8/26/03 - Rules update
  
• 8/8/03 - Added 2003/04 FAQ
  
• 7/28/03 - Started new material for 2003/04 contest year.
  

  
  
  Updates during the 2002/03 contest season.

• 7/9/03 - Added the paper:
  "PROJECT GALILEO IV: A NEW APPROACH TO SMALL UAV INTEGRATED DESIGN," Enrico Argentini, Giovanna De Gennaro, Nicola Gambini, Paolo Greco, Vanessa Guarino, Filiberto Puccica, Luca Sbaraglia, Fabio Zavarella University of Rome "La Sapienza", Italy reference e-mail: alroda@libero.it
  Presented at the 21st AIAA Applied Aerodynamics Conference, AIAA DBF Winners Session.
• 5/3/03 - Posted final results.
• 3/28/03 - Posted info on the new contest location.
• 2/13/03 - Added photo gallery for yr 2002.
• 11/7/02 - Updated FAQ and posted frequencies and teams.
• 10/28/02 - Updated FAQ.
• 10/23/02 - Updated FAQ.
• 9/27/02 - The AIAA DBF web pages have moved to a new web address: http://www.aae.uiuc.edu/aiaadbf
• 9/11/02 - Updated FAQ.
• 7/29/01 - Started new material for 2002/03 contest year.

  
  
  Updates during the 2001/02 contest season.

• 11/28/01 and 11/29/01 - Added several pages (teams, frequencies, question and answer archive)
• 9/25/01 - Updated the faq.
• 9/10/01 - Updated the faq.
• 9/4/01 - Updated the rules and FAQ: In an email from Greg Page "...snip... I have modified the 2001 rules to remove the material multiplier. I also revised the softball specification since teams were having questions with it (the particular brand I originally called out dropped that model)."
• 7/12/01 - Typo fix in the rules (related to how flight times are computed). Updated the FAQ. Posted winning Utah State University Team report for the preview yr competition.
• 6/21/01 - Started new material for 2001/02 contest year.

  
  
  Updates during the 2000/01 contest season.

• 3/10/01 - Posted contest site map/directions.
• 3/1/01 - Added hotel and other contest day specific info.
• 11/2/00 - Posted the teams and frequencies.
• 6/8/00 - Started new material for 2000/01 contest year.

  
  
  Updates during the 1999/00 contest season.

• 5/25/00 - Posted the results and photos from the 1999/00 contest.
• 1/26/00 - Added the accommodation info for Wichita and Q&A archive.
• 11/15/99 - Posted the teams and frequencies.
• 10/18/99 - Contest date change: from April 22-23 to April 15-16 due to Easter being on April 22-23
• 9/24/99 - Major updates to the FAQ.
• 7/14/99 - Added entry form and also TAMU report from 1999. Still hoping to add the others later. We are waiting on them.
• 6/2/99 - Started new material for 1999/00 contest year.

  
  
  Updates during the 1998/99 contest season.

• 5/3/99 - Posted the 1998/99 Contest Report.
• 1/28/99 - Posted Q&A pages No. 4.
• 1/21/99 - Posted Q&A pages No. 2 and 3.
• 11/25/98 - Started posting 1998/99 Q&A page No. 1.
• 11/3/98 - Posted the frequecies for the teams, and included the listing of teams and associated people.
• 8/28/98 - Updated the FAQ.
• 6/22/98 - Posted the team photos for the 1997/98 contest here.
• 6/5/98 - Started new material for 1998/99 contest year.

  
  
  Updates during the 1997/98 contest season.

• 2/25/98 - Added E Zone web site under vendor listing.
• 2/25/98 - New email address for contest admin: gregory.s.page@nrl.navy.mil "Greg Page"
• 11/14/97 - Included the 1997-98 teams. Lots of them!
• 9/19/97 - Added Contest Entry Form.
• 9/11/97 - Put up new pics (jpg's) of the airplanes flown in the 1996-97 contest year. See Results from the Inaugural Competition.
• 7/2/97 - Started new material for 1997-98 contest year. Many changes were made in the process.

  
  
  Updates during the 1996/97 contest season.

• 3/6/97 - Updated Q&A. Announced that ONR and Cessna will be the sponsors of the inaugural event with cash prizes! Included information on the location, lodging and schedule. Installed new logo with sponsors. Added a blurb from Astroflight (Bob Boucher) on the contest - see vendor page.
• 12/10/96 - Updated Q&A.
• 12/6/96 - Added the teams page: Teams Participating in Competition. Also, updated the Q&A.
• 11/9/96 - Added Q&A updates and 1996/97 contest site information.
• 10/23/96 - Changed format of questions page and included most recent questions.
• 10/3/96 - Changes email address for questions to dbfadmin@euclid.nrl.navy.mil.
• 9/11/96 - Posted new contest dates, and related dates. See Rules (updates).
• 9/11/96 - Added entry form.
• 9/10/96 - Fixed some typos/changed some titles. Added "Question and Answer" and "Vendor" sections. Added Chuck Hollinger photos and discussion to "Small Scale UAV Developments" section.
• 5/4/96 - AIAA Student Design/Build/Fly Competition WWW pages started.