Design, Build, Fly (DBF)
Design, Build, Fly (DBF)
Though we did not fly in the 2025 DBF competition, I facilitated manufacturing and repairs for visiting teams from Egypt, Australia, and Michigan at our on-campus makerspace! Some of them then went on to win awards.
Selfie with the Egyptian team while manufacturing them some replacement parts to get back in the air.
Here's what parts of the aircraft we had ready by the time competition came around. Unfortunately, she was not flight-ready or flight-proven in time. But lesson learned with having only 4 already-busy participants.
In manufacturing the aircraft, we utilized fiberglass-epoxy composite materials with molds we manufactured in-house using a CNC machine I repaired.