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What campus are you from?
Daytona Beach
Authors' Class Standing
Vansh Varak, Senior Peter Ulrich, Senior Tanay Agarwal, Junior Madison Warner, Junior James Sackett, Senior Stanlie Cerda-Cruz, Senior Rohan Patel, Senior
Lead Presenter's Name
Vansh Varak
Faculty Mentor Name
Patric Hruswicki
Abstract
The Flightless Eagles team designed and constructed a 22-foot human-powered glider for participation in the Red Bull Flugtag competition, integrating principles of aerodynamics, structural engineering, and creative design. The project emphasized a collaborative, iterative development process, from conceptual sketches and scaled models to full-scale fabrication and testing. Using lightweight materials and aerodynamic optimization techniques, the team sought to maximize glide performance while maintaining visual and structural creativity. This project served as an interdisciplinary exercise in teamwork, problem-solving, and hands-on engineering application, bridging theoretical design with real-world implementation.
Did this research project receive funding support from the Office of Undergraduate Research.
No
Redbull Flugtag Non-Powered Single Passenger Glider Design
The Flightless Eagles team designed and constructed a 22-foot human-powered glider for participation in the Red Bull Flugtag competition, integrating principles of aerodynamics, structural engineering, and creative design. The project emphasized a collaborative, iterative development process, from conceptual sketches and scaled models to full-scale fabrication and testing. Using lightweight materials and aerodynamic optimization techniques, the team sought to maximize glide performance while maintaining visual and structural creativity. This project served as an interdisciplinary exercise in teamwork, problem-solving, and hands-on engineering application, bridging theoretical design with real-world implementation.