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AIAA D/B/F 2022, Wichita, KS

Team Vayuputras

The competition stipulated the creation of a UAV capable of storing syringes and deploying environmentally-sensitive vaccine vial packages.

The plane was required to take-off within 25 feet.

Members: 25

Rank: 15^th in Design Report contest and 19^th overall globaly
1^st in Asia and India.

SAE ISS Aero Design Challenge, Chennai, 2019

The competition’s objective was to maximize the payload fraction of the aircraft, fit it in the smallest possible box and hand-launch it.

Team Abhyuday

Members: 7

Rank: 2^nd in Design Report and 14^th nationally.

Team Cazadora

Members: 7

Rank: 7^th nationally.

AIAA D/B/F Tucson, USA, 2019

Team Vayuputras

The theme of the competition was ‘Aircraft Carrier Operations’. The designed aircraft had to perform reconnaissance and attack missions as well as drop payloads while in flight. The plane was also required to remotely unfold its wings and then take off from a ramp.

Members: 12

Rank: 12^th in Design Report contest and 5^th overall.

AIAA D/B/F Tucson, USA, 2017

A “tube-launched UAV” was designed, such that all its features may be moved or rotated using mechanisms to be stowed inside a cylindrical tube of specific dimensions.

Team Vayuputras

Members: 7

Rank: 1^st in Design Report contest and 7^th overall.

AIAA D/B/F Wichita, USA, 2016

The objective for this year was to build an aircraft designed to completely occupy and enclose another smaller aircraft.

Team Vayuputras

Members: 8

Rank: 2^nd in Design Report contest and 39^th overall.

Future Flight Design, Turkey, 2015

Designed an unmanned mothership aircraft to deploy a swarm of micro air vehicles (MAV) over the target area.

Team Vayuputras

Members: 3

Rank: 3^rd in the world and 1^st in India.

AIAA D/B/F Wichita, USA, 2014

Aircraft UDAAN was designed and powered using a double-tractor electric propulsion system to carry an empty weight of 2.2 kg.

Team Phoenix

Members: 8

Rank: 1^st from India, 3^rd from Asia and 48^th overall from 100 teams participating internationally.

SAE Aero Design West (Regular Class), California, USA, 2012

With a 3 m wing-span and a 20 kg payload-carrying capacity, aircraft Brahmastra consisted of an IC engine driven propulsion system.

The Golden Eagles

Members: 8

SAE Aero Design West (Advanced Class), California, USA, 2012

The plane featured a twin-tail configuration, winglets and an IC engine driven propulsion system.

Team Vihang

Members: 8

Rank: 1^st in presentation and 6^th overall.

SAE Aero Design, Texas, USA, 2011

Plane Viyaccra, designed with a pusher propeller configuration and a twin boom tail.

The Golden Eagles

Members: 6

Rank: 5^th in Design Report and 21^st overall.