16-18 June, 2019 Snowdonia Aerospace Centre, Llanbedr, LL45 2PX The UAS Challenge (Unmanned Aircraft Systems Challenge) is the IMechE leading annual student competition in the aerospace sector. It leads the way in promoting value and cohesion within the industry, providing unique opportunities to universities, their teams, the individual participants and of course for our partnering…
The Phoenix ultra-long-endurance aircraft spends half its time as a heavier-than-air aeroplane. A new type of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) has made a successful maiden flight thanks, in part, to the expertise of engineers from the University of Southampton. The 15m-long, 10.5m wingspan, Phoenix is the world’s first large variable-buoyancy-powered UAV. Resembling an airship with wings, in appearance, the ultra-long-endurance aircraft spends half its…
16-18 June – UAS Challenge 2019 Snowdonia Aerospace Centre, Llanbedr, LL45 2PX Participating teams of undergraduates from national and international universities are required to undertake a full design and build cycle of a UAS with specific mission objectives, before competing in a final two-three day ‘fly-off’ event in the UK, The Challenge is set…