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AmERICAN INSTITuTE oF AERoNAuTICS AND ASTRoNAuTICS:
DESIGN/BuILD/FLY CompETITIoN Aerospace Engineering
CLASS
AME 420A/422A
SpoNSoR
The University of Arizona
Department of Aerospace and
Mechanical Engineering
SpoNSoR mENToR/ADVISoR
Dr. Jeffrey Jacobs
pRoJECT mENToR
Dr. Edward J. Kerschen
TEAm mEmBERS
Stephen Conatser (AE)
Amy Douglas (AE)
David Roberts (AE)
Kelly Tingstad (AE)
Jason Troyer (AE)
AE = Aerospace Engineering
TEAm AERo-01: pRoJECT SummARY
Design/Build/Fly (DBF) is an annual competition
held by the American Institute of Aeronautics
and Astronautics (AIAA), Raytheon Missile
Systems, and Cessna Aircraft Company. Each
year teams of college students from around
the world design and build remote-controlled
airplanes that meet specific rules and
requirements. During competition, each team
aims to prove the capabilities of its design in three different missions.
The missions required in 2012 were:
1. Complete as many laps over the flight course as possible in 4 minutes
2. Fly three full laps while carrying eight simulated passengers (aluminum blocks)
3. Carry 2 liters of water and climb to 100 meters as fast as possible and
then release the water while completing a full lap
The score obtained at competition was based on performance in each mission, as
well as a written report score. The report, due prior to competition, detailed the
design and the processes used. The DBF rules change each year, and in 2012 the
plane was limited to 1.5 pounds of nickel cadmium or nickel-metal hyride batteries
and a maximum current draw of 20 Amps. Ground takeoff was required, using less
than 100 feet of runway, and a successful landing was required in each mission in order
to move on to remaining mission(s). The DBF competition was held in Wichita, KS on
April 13-15, 2012.