The Design/Build/Fly (DBF) team at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) seeks to educate its members on the fundamentals of aircraft design in a collaborative project environment. Over the course of the academic year, the team engineers, fabricates, and demonstrates the flight capabilities of an electric-powered, radio-controlled aircraft that can best meet a set of mission requirements established by competition rules...
We are a part of the pre-professional student organization American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) UCSD branch. AIAA's goals are to provide students with an inclusive, supportive group that emphasizes mentorship, learning, and interconnectivity; connect them to a national network of industry and academic professionals; and prepare them for a future in the aerospace industry.