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Team Aero-Watt

Heriot-Watt University student aircraft team designing, manufacturing, testing, and flying autonomous fixed-wing UAS for the IMechE UAS Challenge. The team is listed as a current 2026 entrant; its official union record documents year-round technical deliverables and iterative prototyping, while prior sources record the Most Promise Award and sixth overall (second in the UK) in 2025. No 2026 competition result is claimed.

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Field
Autonomous fixed-wing UAS design, aerodynamics, airframe manufacture, software and electrical systems, payloads, flight testing, and IMechE UAS Challenge competition
Name
Team Aero-Watt
Region
EU
Status
active

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Description
Heriot-Watt University student aircraft team designing, manufacturing, testing, and flying autonomous fixed-wing UAS for the IMechE UAS Challenge. The team is listed as a current 2026 entrant; its official union record documents year-round technical deliverables and iterative prototyping, while prior sources record the Most Promise Award and sixth overall (second in the UK) in 2025. No 2026 competition result is claimed.
Latitude
55.9102959
Location
Longitude
-3.3234475
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Creation Time
August 7, 2026 at 09:17:01 UTC
Updated Time
August 15, 2026 at 01:21:57 UTC