{"id":27324,"date":"2023-11-28T02:59:07","date_gmt":"2023-11-28T02:59:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saj.pachecostudios.com?p=27324"},"modified":"2023-11-28T02:59:10","modified_gmt":"2023-11-28T02:59:10","slug":"the-vertical-flight-society-selects-competitors-for-annual-student-evtol-drone-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/unmanned-systems\/the-vertical-flight-society-selects-competitors-for-annual-student-evtol-drone-competition\/%20","title":{"rendered":"The Vertical Flight Society Selects Competitors for Annual Student eVTOL Drone Competition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Vertical Flight Society (VFS) today announces the\nselection of teams from 16 universities to compete in the fourth annual\nDesign-Build-Vertical Flight (DBVF) Student Competition. The 16 academic teams\ninvolved in the competition represent universities located in 12 US states,\nplus Canada, India and Malaysia. The selection marks the largest number of\nacademic teams to participate in the DBVF Competition since VFS launched the\nevent in 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/auburn-in-flight-survice1-1024x612.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27325\" width=\"316\" height=\"188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/auburn-in-flight-survice1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/auburn-in-flight-survice1-300x179.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 316px) 100vw, 316px\" \/><figcaption><em>The University of Auburn team won first place in the 2023 VFS Design-Build-Vertical Flight (DBVF) Student Competition. (SURVICE Engineering photo by Tori Arcilesi) <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The electric-powered vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL)\nDBVF competition seeks to encourage interest in uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS)\ntechnology, and small air vehicle design and fabrication. The competition is\ndesigned to develop hands-on skills and familiarization with eVTOL and advanced\nair mobility (AAM) technology at the university student level, helping to\nprepare the next generation of engineers and leaders to push the limits of this\nexciting technology into the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>VFS will award a total of $5,000 to the highest-scoring\nteams next spring, following a flyoff to be held on April 10-12, 2024. The\nSociety is grateful for the support of Supernal, a leading developer of eVTOL\naircraft, and a Gold-level sponsor of this year\u2019s competition. Other\nsponsorship opportunities are available; to learn more, go to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vtol.org\/fly\">www.vtol.org\/fly<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 16 selected teams are: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Auburn\nUniversity<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Case\nWestern Reserve University<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Cooper\nUnion for Advancement of Science &amp; Art<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Embry-Riddle\nAeronautical University<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Georgia\nInstitute of Technology<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Kumaraguru\nCollege of Technology, India<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; McGill\nUniversity<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; North\nCarolina Agricultural and Technical State University<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Pennsylvania\nState University<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Texas\nA&amp;M University<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; University\nof California, Irvine<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; University\nof Maryland<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; University\nof Michigan<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; University\nPutra Malaysia<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; University\nof Wisconsin-Madison<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Vaughn\nCollege of Aeronautics and Technology<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The final selected teams will compete head-to-head in a\nflyoff at Harford Airport in Churchville, Maryland, from April 10-12, 2024.\nSURVICE Engineering is hosting the DBVF flyoff via its Applied Technology\nOperation (ATO) facility for the second year in a row. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The non-profit Vertical Flight Society is the world\u2019s\npremier vertical flight technical society. Since it was founded as the American\nHelicopter Society in 1943, the Society has been a major force in the\nadvancement of vertical flight. VFS is the global resource for information on\nvertical flight technology. For more than 80 years, it has provided global\nleadership for scientific, technical, educational and legislative initiatives\nthat advance the state of the art of vertical flight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>VFS hosted the world\u2019s first electric VTOL technical meeting\nin 2014, launched the world\u2019s first eVTOL eNewsletter in 2016, world\u2019s first\ndedicated eVTOL website in 2017 (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.eVTOL.news\">www.eVTOL.news<\/a>),\nthe world\u2019s first eVTOL short course in 2018, and the world\u2019s first\nhydrogen-electric aviation symposium in March 2022.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Vertical Flight Society (VFS) today announces the selection of teams from 16 universities to compete in the fourth annual Design-Build-Vertical Flight (DBVF) Student Competition. The 16 academic teams involved in the competition represent universities located in 12 US states, plus Canada, India and Malaysia. 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