SAE Aero Team

Aero Design Team
(front row):  Bill Meindl and Jeff Shafer
(back row):  John Fitzpatrick, Matt Lane, Dan Wojno and Kyle Reiser

A team of six mechanical engineering seniors has been hard at work on their senior design project, a R/C (remote control) airplane which will be entered in the SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) Aero Design competition in Alpharetta, GA this month. The competition requires that each team design and construct an airplane to carry a maximum payload while meeting certain design constraints. This is the first year that Marquette University is competing in the competition, which consists of 57 teams from around the world. The airplane is a completely original design and all parts were manufactured by the team. Two successful test flights were completed. 

The team is proud to report that they finished the competition ranked 7th.  They also won the sportsmanship award for helping another team by lending parts and supplies after its plane crashed. SAE Aero is to be congratulated for a job well done!

Marquette SAE Aero in flight