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AIAA UNSW Design Build Fly

AIAA UNSW Design Build Fly is a student aircraft-design team formed in late 2018 within UNSW's ChallENG program. Students design and build a multipurpose radio-controlled aircraft for the annual AIAA Design/Build/Fly competition, with work spanning manufacture, systems integration, flight testing, aircraft optimisation and VTOL development. The team placed 24th overall in 2024. In 2025 it completed Mission 1, finished 52nd overall and won the Best Paper Award with a design-report score of 97.58.

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Aircraft design, RC aircraft manufacturing, flight testing, VTOL development, systems integration, and AIAA Design Build Fly competition
Name
AIAA UNSW Design Build Fly
Region
OC
Status
active

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AIAA UNSW Design Build Fly is a student aircraft-design team formed in late 2018 within UNSW's ChallENG program. Students design and build a multipurpose radio-controlled aircraft for the annual AIAA Design/Build/Fly competition, with work spanning manufacture, systems integration, flight testing, aircraft optimisation and VTOL development. The team placed 24th overall in 2024. In 2025 it completed Mission 1, finished 52nd overall and won the Best Paper Award with a design-report score of 97.58.
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-33.9173
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151.2313
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Creation Time
August 1, 2026 at 18:07:53 UTC
Updated Time
October 29, 2026 at 13:17:01 UTC