UCLA Design/Build/Fly
UCLA AIAA's Design/Build/Fly team designs, constructs and tests electric radio-controlled aircraft for the annual international student competition. Its Duck Duck Goose aircraft combined carbon-fiber, wood and plastic construction for payload-carrying and banner-towing missions. UCLA placed third at the 2026 AIAA Design/Build/Fly flyoff in Wichita, which was attended by 89 teams, and scored successfully in all three flight missions.
Identity
- Field
- Unmanned aircraft design, aerodynamics, propulsion, structures, manufacturing, flight testing, payload integration, and AIAA Design/Build/Fly competition
- Name
- UCLA Design/Build/Fly
- Region
- NA
- Status
- active
Details
- Description
- UCLA AIAA's Design/Build/Fly team designs, constructs and tests electric radio-controlled aircraft for the annual international student competition. Its Duck Duck Goose aircraft combined carbon-fiber, wood and plastic construction for payload-carrying and banner-towing missions. UCLA placed third at the 2026 AIAA Design/Build/Fly flyoff in Wichita, which was attended by 89 teams, and scored successfully in all three flight missions.
- Latitude
- 34.0689
- Location
- Longitude
- -118.4452
- University
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- Creation Time
- August 14, 2026 at 02:18:09 UTC
- Updated Time
- October 29, 2026 at 13:18:44 UTC