Mid-Year Update

Miner Aviation Mid-Year Update by Sam Weiler | January 24, 2022 Hello All! This is Sam Weiler, President of Miner Aviation this year. We’ve made a lot of progress this…

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A Unique Start in Unique Times

Welcome to the most unique year in Miner Aviation history. The COVID-19 pandemic has not stopped since our competition season closed back in April and it does not seem to…

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Holding the World on Our Shoulders

Greetings everyone, For those who may not know, my name is Chandler Cairatti and I am the new President of the Missouri S&T Miner Aviation Design Team. I have been…

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To New Beginnings

Hello all, As you have probably heard, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the AIAA Design/Build/Fly Competition has been canceled. While this is disappointing to the team, we prioritize everyone’s health…

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The Countdown has Begun!

MINER AVIATION NEEDS YOUR HELP! As you know, our team works hard as a student-led organization to give all of our members a lasting and unique experience in engineering. We…

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Off to the Races!

The results are in… Miner Aviation is going to competition! Not only that, but we tied for 5th out of 141 proposals! We haven’t just been sitting around waiting for…

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New Year, New Rules!

Hello all! This is Donni Johnson, the new president of Miner Aviation. For the past two years, Annika Highley has written these posts. I hope I can do as well…

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Soaring High in Tucson

It’s been a few weeks since competition wrapped up now, but Miner Aviation is still riding the high of a top 15 finish in the 2019 AIAA Design Build Fly…

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Counting Down to Competition

On Wednesday, I wistfully watched the truck carrying our plane and tools drive down the road and begin its journey for Tucson. I wanted to tell the driver to be…

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Preparing for Takeoff

With just under a month until competition, Miner Aviation has a successful test flight under our wing! In fact, the team has been so busy getting flying experience under our…

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