Ashley Padres
Hi, I am a 19 y/o Mechanical Engineering major and an Aerospace Engineering minor, graduating in 2026 from the College of Engineering.
Kathryn Ng
Hi, I am a 21 y/o Mechanical Engineering major, graduating in 2025 from the College of Engineering.
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Nate Chen
Hi, I am a 20 y/o Global Development major, graduating in 2026 from the College of Agricultural Life Sciences.
Sasha Shkolnikov
Hi, I am a 20 y/o Mechanical Engineering major, graduating in 2026 from the College of Engineering.
Julius Goldberg
Hi, I am a 21 y/o Mechanical Engineering major, graduating in 2026 from the College of Engineering.
Hello I’m a 2nd year MechE! Besides CUAIR I love arts and crafts like stained glass and woodworking. Always down to engage in any silly shenanigans.
Zubin Bhaumik
Hi, I am a 20 y/o Mechanical Engineering major and a Computer Science minor, graduating in 2026 from the College of Engineering.
Jeffrey Wang
Hi, I am a 19 y/o Mechanical Engineering major, graduating in 2027 from the College of Engineering.
Aniket Martins
Hi, I am a 19 y/o Mechanical Engineering major and an Aerospace minor, graduating in 2027 from the College of Engineering.
Aniket loves everything about aviation and planes. Outside of CUAir Aniket is a cadet in Air Force ROTC and a passionate soccer fan.
Elijah Feist
Hi, I am a 19 y/o Mechanical Engineering major, graduating in 2027 from the College of Engineering.
Wings
The main lifting element of the airframe. Needs to provide sufficient lift and stability to lift more than the weight of the plane. Test and develop new composite materials to increase strength to weight ratio. Determine the best airfoil for our plane as well as washout, taper, and dihedral.
Tail
Monitoring power consumption of various LiPo batteries and reporting remaining battery capacity data to flight controller mid-flight.
Fuselage
Fully composite lifting body that holds all payloads necessary for flight. Strong and spacious enough to hold five full water bottles, a gimbal, a propeller, and any necessary electronics.
Wing to Fuselage Connection
Critical joint used to hold the wings to the fuselage. Transfers load from spars to fuselage's structural skin. Extensive material research and testing was done to qualify part for flight as it needs to withstand three times the weight of the plane.
Tube Connectors
Connection joint between wings, booms, and landing gear. Must transfer load from the vertical propellers during vertical flight and wings during horizontal flight.