The campus will remain closed until 12 noon Thursday, 02/13/25. Students should log into Canvas for specific class information from their instructors. Please contact event organizers for information on specific activities. Normal operations will resume at 12pm on Thursday.

SAE AERO DESIGN

What is Aero Design?

This annual event is sponsored by the SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) International, specifically directed toward college students interested in aeronautical engineering. The competition is integrated into the engineering curriculum as a year-long project (first-year students through seniors).

Compete in the regular class against other teams from around the world.

Design, build, test, and fly a heavy-lift radio-controlled aircraft with a set of constraints:

  • Airlift the most weight possible
  • Aircraft weight limit of 55 lbs.
  • The plane must be in sections no more than 4 ft long
  • Powered by a single electric motor with a 1,000 watt limiter
  • No fiber-reinforced plastics can be used as construction materials
  • The plane has to take off within 100 feet and land within 400 feet
  • In two minutes, the wings must be constructed and the plane must take off
Aero-Team-2024

The Competition

The Lawrence Tech Aero Design team is participating in the SAE Aero Design West competition which is held on April 4th-6th in California. The competition revolves around designing, building, and flying a large-scale, remote-controlled plane intended to carry a specific payload of up to 55 lbs. Additionally, the plane must be in pieces no more than 4 ft long. This adds additional difficulty and stress to the wings’ design. We must be able to construct the wings and take off within 2 minutes. We are rewarded points based on how long the wing is and how much weight we can lift while taking off within 100 ft and landing within 400 ft. Our total score is the total from the top 3 flight rounds achieved while at competition.

» History
2024
6TH – IN MISSION CORE, 8TH – OVERALL
2021
5TH – OVERALL
2016
8TH – ORAL PRESENTATION
2012
10TH – OVERALL
2011
8TH – OVERALL
2010
9TH – OVERALL
2009
8TH – OVERALL
2007
1ST – IN DESIGN, 7TH – OVERALL
2005
3RD – ORAL PRESENTATION

The Team

2024-aero_0003_Maria Lomas

Maria Lomas

Team Captain

2024-aero_0007_Gabriel Dresen

Gabriel Dresen

Technical Captain

2024-aero_0004_Jonathan Richter

Jonathan Richter

Wing Lead

2024-aero_0005_Jonathan Buckley

Jonathan Buckley

Fuselage Lead

2024-aero_0008_Bartosz Rauch

Bartosz Rauch

Fuselage Assist

2024-aero_0002_Michael Weber

Michael Weber

Tail Lead

2024-aero_0006_Grady Holmes

Grady Holmes

Electronics Lead

2024-aero_0001_Mitchell-Brown

Mitchell Brown

Landing Gear Lead

Gallery

» Document Viewer

Use Your Cell Phone as a Document Camera in Zoom

  • What you will need to have and do
  • Download the mobile Zoom app (either App Store or Google Play)
  • Have your phone plugged in
  • Set up video stand phone holder

From Computer

Log in and start your Zoom session with participants

From Phone

  • Start the Zoom session on your phone app (suggest setting your phone to “Do not disturb” since your phone screen will be seen in Zoom)
  • Type in the Meeting ID and Join
  • Do not use phone audio option to avoid feedback
  • Select “share content” and “screen” to share your cell phone’s screen in your Zoom session
  • Select “start broadcast” from Zoom app. The home screen of your cell phone is now being shared with your participants.

To use your cell phone as a makeshift document camera

  • Open (swipe to switch apps) and select the camera app on your phone
  • Start in photo mode and aim the camera at whatever materials you would like to share
  • This is where you will have to position what you want to share to get the best view – but you will see ‘how you are doing’ in the main Zoom session.