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UCLA Design/Build/Fly

UCLA AIAA’s student Design/Build/Fly team designs, constructs, and tests unmanned electric radio-controlled aircraft for the annual international competition. The current UCLA projects page documents the Duck Duck Goose aircraft, carbon-fiber, wood, and plastic construction, banner and payload mission work, and a third-place finish among 98 teams with all flight missions completed; the record makes no broader mission or performance claim.

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Unmanned aircraft design, aerodynamics, propulsion, structures, manufacturing, flight testing, payload integration, and AIAA Design/Build/Fly competition
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UCLA Design/Build/Fly
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UCLA AIAA’s student Design/Build/Fly team designs, constructs, and tests unmanned electric radio-controlled aircraft for the annual international competition. The current UCLA projects page documents the Duck Duck Goose aircraft, carbon-fiber, wood, and plastic construction, banner and payload mission work, and a third-place finish among 98 teams with all flight missions completed; the record makes no broader mission or performance claim.
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August 14, 2026 at 02:18:09 UTC
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August 14, 2026 at 02:18:09 UTC