Airbus/Aerospace Engineering Wingbox Contest!
The Airbus/WSU Aerospace Engineering wingbox design competition gives students and the public an opportunity to demonstrate their understanding of structural analyses and design.
Additionally, the competition provides Airbus and WSU with access to next-generation engineers whom can be groomed for a future workforce. Airbus is actively involved with WSU faculty in developing competition guidelines each year and in interacting with students.
Perhaps most exciting, there is $10,675 of prize money available in three competition categories!
Categories
High School - Open to high school student teams. Competitors will design and construct wingboxes and also create a poster display describing their design philosophy and contest-related activities.
Rules and other information for this category are included in the attached document. Please note - the high school category rules are different than those for the WSU AE 525 students and open category participants.
Keep in mind, we can help teams find mentors (likely from Airbus or WSU). Having a mentor is not required, but strongly suggested. Send an email to this address if you have any questions or if you need a mentor.
Open Category - Open to the public at large (including all WSU undergraduate and graduate students). Practicing engineers in the local aviation industries and hobbyists also are encouraged to compete. Ideally, a group of students will team with or consult with engineers from the industry. In addition to a wingbox, teams must produce a summary report of their structural analysis methods and salient results. Click here to download rules and other information and here for an entry form.
AE 525 Category - Open to undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in the WSU AE 525 flight structures course. The wing-box design challenge will be mandatory for students enrolled in this course. Airbus representatives will be invited to provide guest lecture(s) encompassing practical aspects of designing airframe structures in this course. This category will have a time constraint of one semester. As part of the deliverables, teams will provide a power point-style report at the end of the semester.
1st place $3,000
2nd place $2,000
3rd place $1,000
Feel free to contact Dr. Suresh Raju with any contest related or technical questions. Lets go - form a team, design a wing-box, build it, and get ready to test it!
Results from previous editions...
Fall 2023 AE 525 Category
The 2023 AE 525 Category results are in!
Click here for a Power Point Presentation, with background and detailed results information. Congratulations to the participants! The winning teams received their certificates during the 2024 Engineering Open House. The award certificates were presented by AirBus representatives David Gartner and Corey Ervay.
Fall 2022 AE 525 Category Results
Fall 2021 AE 525 Category Results
The 2021 AE 525 Category results are in!
Click here for a Power Point Presentation, with background and detailed results information. Congratulations to the participants!
FYI - Past Results
Fall 2020 AE 525 Category Results
The 2020 AE 525 Category results are in!
Click here for a Power Point Presentation, with background and detailed results information. Congratulations to the participants!
In summary:
- First Place - Foster, Jagadheeswaran, Pathak, Reiling, Timmons
- Second Place - Borges, Valencia, White, Miller
- Third Place - Anderson, Gutierrez, Schmid, Ziegler
Fall 2020 Open Category Results
The 2020 Open Category results are in!
Click here for a Power Point Presentation, with background and detailed results information. Congratulations to the participants!
In summary:
- First Place - Team Ivanov (click for a competition video)
- Second Place - Team Julian & Trevor (click for a competition video)
- Third Place - Team Albatross (click for a competition video)
Fall 2019 AE 525 Results
The Fall 2019 AE 525 results are in! Please check the material below for more information and results. Congratulations to the participants!
- AE 525 Category (click here to download rules and other information).
Fall semester 2019 AE 525 Category results are summarized below.
2018-2019 Information & Results Summary
Just in case you want to know more, the sections below outline last year's (2018-2019) rules and results.
- High School (click here to download rules and other information).
- Open Category (click here to download rules and other information).
- AE 525 Category (click here to download rules and other information).
Fall semester 2019 AE 525 Category results are summarized below.
Spring semester 2019 Open Category results are summarized below.
