I was the structures lead for Arizona State University’s AIAA Design Build Fly (DBF) team for the 2013-2014 season. At the 2014 AIAA DBF flyoff in Wichita, KS, our team placed 17th out of 100 teams. Our team was awarded Outstanding Student Organization in ASU’s schools of engineering.

I designed the all-moving elevator and rudder for this airplane along with overseeing the remaining structural design and build. The airplane had a balsa box spar and a welded aluminum keel and landing gear for maximum payload volume.