Pitt students: please request access to our Facebook Group (https://www.facebook.com/groups/PittAeroTeam/), our Slack (https://pittaero.slack.com/messages/general/), and send us an email ([email protected]) to get started as an active member of our organization! If you are interested in the aeronautical/aerospace field of engineering and have been seeking an opportunity to gain hands-on experienc
e that employers crave, look no further! The mission of Pitt Aero is to design, manufacture, test, and fly a fixed-wing, radio-controlled aircraft solely by Pitt undergraduate students. We will then be entering this aircraft into an international competition against other universities that is hosted annually during the end of Spring Break! The SAE Aero Design competition is intended to provide undergraduate engineering students with a real-life engineering challenge. The competition has been designed to provide exposure to the kinds of situations that engineers face in their real-life work environment. First and foremost a design competition, students will find themselves performing trade studies and making compromises to arrive at a design solution that will optimally meet the mission requirements while still conforming to the configuration limitations. The competition will also challenge students to develop their interpersonal communication skills as a professional design report and oral presentation is a required portion of the competition. Thus, there are many opportunities for students of all interests.
