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IN A FLASH: Lighter Than Air

Student competing in the 2023 CAE Lighter Than Air Engineering Competition

In early December, first-year students in 5X社区's College of Aeronautics and Engineering were challenged to engineer  and build propeller-driven, "lighter than air" aircraft suspended by helium balloons.

Students competing in the 2023 CAE Lighter Than Air Engineering Competition

It was all part of the "Lighter Than Air" Engineering Competition in the College of Aeronautics and Engineering. Contestants had to design, build and then navigate their creations through an obstacle course in the Timken Atrium of the college's newly completed expansion

Students competing in the 2023 CAE Lighter Than Air Engineering Competition

This creative competition is an exceptional hands-on learning opportunity that showcasess creativity, problem-solving, and practical engineering prowess. It's also an exercise in teamwork, three-dimensional thinking, budgeting, and analytical skills for  next generation of engineers.

Students competing in the 2023 CAE Lighter Than Air Engineering Competition
Students competing in the 2023 CAE Lighter Than Air Engineering Competition

Photos by Matthew C. Brown, junior photography major, with University Communications and Marketing 

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Students competing in the 2023 CAE Lighter Than Air Engineering Competition
POSTED: Tuesday, January 9, 2024 04:34 PM
Updated: Thursday, January 11, 2024 11:30 AM
WRITTEN BY:
Phil B. Soencksen