1st Place Graduate Winner
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
Tom Neuman, Master’s of aerospace engineering student.
Vapor is the conceptual design of Graduate student, Tom Neuman, Georgia Institute of Technology.
1st Place Undergraduate Winners
UC Davis, Davis, CA
Group photo (L to R) Ben Schellenberg, Mike Starr, Junette Hsin, Ethan Kellogg, Geoffrey Christensen, Keshavan Kope
The all-electric, General Aviation aircraft designated Bladessa, designed by Team 151 at the University of California, Davis.
2nd Place
UC Davis, Davis, CA
(L to R) Catherine Mamon, Calvin Davis, Benjamin Holmquist, Louis Edelman, Dillan Thung.
Areion is a radical combination of proven and emerging aerodynamic technologies with a gaseous hydrogen fuel cell propulsion system to create a unique and revolutionary E-GA aircraft for the luxury market.
3rd Place
Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
The EG-A BeamTree PH-10 Aircraft – Abstract
(L to R) Wani Nasaruddin, Eric Smith, Adam Martin, Kyle Myers, Nick Molinaro, Drew Sullivan, Alex Skavdahl, Laura Ross
The BeamTree PH-10, featuring a two-bladed tractor propeller, a tadpole fuselage, winglets, and a large wingspan – all to acheive high L/D. The tail includes a large span to counter the large negative moment generated by the NLF airfoil in the wings. The flaps can deflect up to 30 degrees to achieve a stall of 61 knots
Honorable Mention
UC Davis, Davis, CA
(L to R) Andres Zungia, Samuel Zuniga, Camille Binter, Ujit Satyarthi, Brandon Lee
SCUBA Stingray-Taking Electronic Transportation to New Heights. The Stingray utilizes a hybrid Aluminum-Air/Lithium Ion battery system to achieve long range despite heavy payloads. Other advanced engineering technologies, such as composites, contribute to the success of the SCUBA Stingray.
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