The FAA’s Design Competition for Universities will again be offered for the 2012 – 2013 academic year! The Competition has been significantly expanded. New topics have been added to each of the Design Challenge areas and are highlighted in red in the Competition Guidelines.
Two new Design Challenge areas have been added:
Electric/Hybrid-Electric Aircraft Technology
Innovative Application of FAA Data SEE UPDATE UNDER VIDEO PRESENTATION
Electric/Hybrid Electric Aircraft Technology challenges students to design a regional transport aircraft that will use electric or hybrid electric propulsion and to consider the impact on airports. This is the first aircraft design challenge for the FAA design competition.
Innovative Application of FAA Data challenges students to use FAA, industry, travel and airport-relevant data to develop a mobile application for use for with smart phones and tables that is innovative and commercially viable.
The Competition is again open to individual and student teams at U.S. colleges and universities (both undergraduate and graduate) working under the mentorship of a faculty advisor. Winners can earn cash awards and first place winners have the opportunity and travel funds to present their design at FAA Headquarters summer 2013. A notice of intent is strongly encouraged. |  |
FAA recently selected winners for its sixth annual Design Competition for Universities. Binghamton University - State University of New York, Stevens Institute of Technology, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Daytona Beach and The Ohio State University captured first place awards; eleven other submissions also received awards... Read More
Technical Design Challenges are offered in six broad categories:
Airport Operation and Maintenance
Runway Safety/Runway Incursions/Runway Excursions
Airport Environmental Interactions
Airport Management and Planning
Electric/Hybrid-Electric Aircraft Technology
Innovative Application of FAA Data
See Guidelines for Details |