Design/Build/Fly
Design/Build/Fly is a RC airplane competition sponsored by the american institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Cessna aircraft company, and Raytheon Missile Systems. The Office of Naval Research sponsored the competition until 2006. The competition is intended to challenge the AIAA student branches of each university to design, build, and fly a remote controlled airplane that can complete specific missions. Additionally, the teams are required to submit a comprehensive design report detailing the most important aspects of their design.
The competition rules and missions change every year. Usually, the teams must design to fly two missions in the competition fly-off, which is held towards the end of April, and also maintain a low Rated Aircraft Cost, a variable used to define the complexity of the design.
| Year | Location | 1st Place | 2nd Place | 3rd Place | 4th Place | 5th Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Ragged Island, MD | Univeristy of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign | Virginia Tech | Texas A&M University | Utah State University | West Virginia University |
| 1998 | Wichita, KS | University of Southern California | Texas A&M University | Syracuse University | University of Texas, Austin | Utah State University |
| 1999 | Pax River, MD | Utah State University | Oklahoma State University | Univeristy of Southern California | Georgia Tech | Texas A&M University |
| 2000 | Wichita, KS | Utah State University | Oklahoma State University 1 | Illinois Institute of Technology | Georgia Tech | Oklahoma State University 2 |
| 2001 | Pax River, MD | Oklahoma State University (Orange) | CalPoly - San Luis Obispo | Oklahoma State University (Black) | Univeristy of Southern California | Utah State University |
| 2002 | Wichita, KS | University of California, San Diego | Univeristy of Southern California | West Virginia University | Univeristy of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign | Universita degli Studi di Roma |
| 2003 | Ridgely Airpark, MD | San Diego State University | CalPoly - San Luis Obispo | Universita degli Studi di Roma | Univeristy of Southern California | Oklahoma State University (Black) |
| 2004 | Wichita, KS | Oklahoma State University (Black) | Oklahoma State University (Orange) | Univeristy of Southern California | Univeristy of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign | CalPoly - San Luis Obispo |
| 2005 | Pax River, MD | Oklahoma State University (Black) | Oklahoma State University (Orange) | Washington State University | Virginia Tech | University of California, San Diego |
| 2006 | Wichita, KS | Oklahoma State University (Black) | Oklahoma State University (Orange) | CalPoly - San Luis Obispo | University of Southern California | Istambul institute of Technology |
| 2007 | Tucson, AZ | Massachussetts Institute of Technology | Oklahoma State University (Orange) | Purdue University | Oklahoma State University (Black) | Wichita State University |