American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
| Columbia University American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics | |
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| Founded: | 2003 |
| Recognition: | ABC |
| Membership: | 22 |
| Category: | Competitive, Pre-professional |
| Website: | http://www.columbia.edu/cu/aiaa/ |
The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) at Columbia, also known as The Airplane Club, is a pre-professional organization who, in an effort to raise understanding of aircraft, competes in the annual Design/Build/Fly. The competition sponsored by the National AIAA. The group has a workshop on the second floor of Carleton Lab in Mudd Hall. It is a recognized student group under the Activities Board at Columbia.
Despite disagreements from FSAE, Columbia AIAA is usually referred to as the best looking engineering group on campus.
Check out the club Instagram at @columbia_airplanes.
To join, just stop by one of the weekly meetings, Tuesdays at 8:00 PM in the Mechanical Engineering Shop on Mudd 2 (as of the 2021-2022 school year). If the door is locked, just knock and one of the team members will hear you.
In April 2018, the team competed in Ocala, FL where after some thrust modifications and weight optimizations, flew successfully.
Performance
- 2009/10: 54th out of 69 teams. (Plane's name: Lion Cub)(Landing gear failed)
- 2008/09: 47th out of 54 teams. (Plane's name: The Fu Fighter)(Crashed)
- 2007/08: 12th out of 69 teams. (Plane's name: CU AirLions)
- 2006/07: 40th out of 50 teams. (Plane's name: A Hard Day’s Flight)
- 2005/06: 44th out of 49 teams. (Plane's name: Lion in the Sky)
- 2004/05: 44th out of 44 teams. (Plane's name: Flyin’ Lion)
- 2003/04: 20th out of 37 teams. (Plane's name: The Leaking Lion)
- 2002/03: Did not compete
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- 1996/97: Did not compete (First DBF competition)
External Links
- AIAA at Columbia
- COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY AIAA DBF Mission One Attempt 2010
- COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY AIAA DBF TEST FLIGHT 2010 Cam 1
- COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY AIAA DBF TEST FLIGHT 2010 Cam 2
- Photos from the 2010 competition
- Columbia University AIAA 2009 DBF Competition
- Pictures of The Leaking Lion
- A Picture of Lion in the Sky
- Pictures from the 2007 Competition in Tucson, AZ
- Pictures of the 2006 AIAA Competition in Kansas
- Pictures of the competition from 2004
- Test flight from 2004
