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Previous Competitions

This page contains information about previous years' competitions. From here you can get a glimpse of any particular competition quickly and easily. You can find/compare rules, review contest results, and access the Top teams' reports for a particular contest.


2017
Arizona
2016
Kansas
2015
Arizona
2014
Kansas
2013
Arizona
2012
Kansas
2011
Arizona
2010
Kansas
2009
Arizona
2008
Kansas
2007
Arizona
2006
Kansas
2005
Maryland
2004
Kansas
2003
Maryland
2002
Kansas
2001
Maryland
2000
Kansas
1999
Maryland
1998
Kansas
1997
Maryland
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2022 Flyoff Photos

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 News from previous competitions

Clarkson University Team Wins 2018 AIAA Design/Build/Fly Competition

Apr 24, 2018, 14:16 PM by Hannah Godofsky
Aerospace America reported that a team from Clarkson University won the 2018 Design/Build/Fly competition in Wichita, Kansas, on Sunday, “besting fellow students from around the United States and world.” The team’s aircraft was one of the lightest radio-controlled planes in the competition, and was made in part from the “takeout container box from a Chinese restaurant.” This year’s challenge was to design a “regional and business aircraft” that would carry one plastic ball “passenger” on one ground mission and three flight missions. The event attracted “720 students from 77 teams in 16 countries, making it the largest [Design/Build/Fly] competition in the event’s 22-year history.” 
Full Story (Aerospace America)
2020 AIAA Design/Build/Fly Photos

USC's 2020 Aero Design Team

USC's 2020 DBF Competition aircraft

Georgia Tech's 2020 Aero Design Team

Georgia Tech's 2020 DBF aircraft in flight

Georgia Tech's 2020 DBF aircraft in flight towing banner

UNLV's 2020 Aero Design Team

UNLV's 2020 DBF Aircraft