![]() ![]() Team members were Matthew Griebe, Lendon Jackson, Skyler Jacob, Bhawantha Nilaweera, Raghav Parikh, Renaldo Rivera, Olivia Scharf, Ethan Seiler, Krishna Sitaula and Brennan Wheatley. The KU students designed an aircraft with wings and engines across the top of the fuselage - instead of the traditional below-the-fuselage models - making it possible to load and unload luggage more quickly, which in turn would increase the potential number of flights per day for the aircraft. The 10-person team designed the “Skyblazer,” a regional jet intended to be more profitable and more environmentally friendly than most current 50-seat models. The KU student teams won the following awards:ĪIAA Graduate Team Aircraft Design, first place ![]() The design competitions challenge students to participate in a simulated real-world design process, allowing them to gain experience and receive feedback from technical experts who serve as judges. “In many, many ways, diversity powers our teams, which is really great,” Barrett-Gonzalez said. In addition to that overall success, Barrett-Gonzalez said that since 2010, 24 women and underrepresented minorities have been among the university’s winning individuals and teams. Over the last four decades, KU students have won more first-, second- and third-place aerospace design awards in the AIAA competition than any other university in the world. And KU is at the pinnacle of that competition. "The AIAA sponsors the world's premier aircraft design competition,” said Ron Barrett-Gonzalez, professor of aerospace engineering. ![]() Additionally, a team from KU won an award for the university’s first-ever entry in the Vertical Flight Society’s international student competition. Three KU teams were recognized for their aircraft and missile designs by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA). LAWRENCE - Aerospace engineering students at the University of Kansas have once again brought home multiple awards in international design competition, continuing a 40-year tradition of excellence. ![]()
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