The success of the Wroclaw University of Technology on competition in the US – Interia

The team JetStream students of Wroclaw University of Technology was ranked second in the general classification in class advanced in prestigious competitions of young designers SAE Aero Design East in Fort Worth, Texas. Competed 70 teams.

The team Jetstream competitions SAE Aero Design 2016

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As said Andrzej Charytoniuk the press office of the Technical University of Wroclaw, in the class of advanced second place in the overall standings finished model “Lower Silesian”.

“This structure weighing 3.5 kilograms, which can carry cargo weighing more than 12 kg. They built her students from the team JetStream. Our students won in these occupations as most places on the podium in each category from all the competing teams “- he added Charytoniuk.

The main task of the models participating in the competition is to raise the heaviest load in relation to its mass. In addition, the jury assesses the reliability of models, measured by the number of starts, which were successful. Rated are also technical solutions applied in the construction of aircraft.

This year, Wrocław students for the competition set two aircraft models. Lower Silesian “in addition to the second place in the general classification class advanced was also second on the podium in the presentation of technical and finished third in the accuracy of discharge.

The second model” Spirit of Kosciuszko “in the class of micro finished second in the competition raised heaviest load (1.6 kg) and was in third place podium presentation technology.

Students from Wroclaw University of technology in organized annual competitions SAE Aero Design East attended the eighth time. the biggest success was winning the 2014. aircraft submitted for the competition in the category of micro.

SAE Aero Design East is a competition, which co-organized by the US company armaments Lockheed Martin and the US space agency NASA. These prestigious competitions, with the participation of students from all over the world , are played since 1986. the task of young engineers is to design, construct, build and flown remote-controlled model aircraft udźwigowego. the winning team, which could amount to as much as possible the weight of the air, with a minimum weight of its own model.

this year, competed in the 11-13 of March in Fort Worth, Texas, took off 70 teams of students, among others, Egypt, India, Canada, USA, Brazil, Mexico, China and Polish.