Team History

2022-2023
Competition:
AIAA Design, Build, Fly: Tucson
Awards:
16th Place Overall (Out of 99)
6th Place on Design Report
Plane Name:
Vici

2020 - 2021
Competition:
AIAA Design, Build, Fly: Wichita
Fly off virtual due to COVID-19 Pandemic
Awards:
25th Place Overall (Out of 115)
Plane Name:
Prometheus
2019 - 2020
Competition:
AIAA Design, Build, Fly: Wichita
Fly off cancelled due to COVID-19 Pandemic
Awards:
7th Place Overall (Out of 101)
AIAA Aerospace Design Engineers Guide
Plane Name:
Atlas


2018 - 2019
Competition:
AIAA Design, Build, Fly: Tuscon
Awards:
15th Place Overall (Out of 120)
38th on Design Report
Plane Name:
Dragonfly
2017 - 2018
Competition:
SAE Aero Design West
Awards:
13th Place Overall - Advanced Class
Plane Name:
Phoenix Viridi


2016 - 2017
AAVG officially changes names and reorganizes as the Miner Aviation Student Design Team (MAV)
2015 - 2016
Competition:
SAE Aero Design East
Awards:
10th Place Overall - Advanced Class
14th Place Presentation - Advanced Class
3rd Place Design Report - Advanced Class
Plane Name:
Holly


2014 - 2015
Competition:
SAE Aero Design West
Awards:
6th Place Overall - Advanced Class
12th Place Presentation - Advanced Class
3rd Place Design Report - Advanced Class
14th Place on Drop Accuracy - Advanced Class
Plane Names:
Jenny
Lynda
2013 - 2014
Competition:
SAE Aero Design West
Awards:
4th Place Overall - Advanced Class
5th Place Presentation - Advanced Class
12th Place Report - Advanced Class
2nd Place Drop Accuracy - Advanced Class


2012 - 2013
Competition:
SAE Aero Design East
Awards:
1st Place Overall - Advanced Class
1st Place Presentation - Advanced Class
3rd Place Design Report - Advanced Class
2011 - 2012
Competition:
SAE Aero Design East
Awards:
6th Place Overall - Advanced Class
2nd Place Presentation - Advanced Class
3rd Place Design Report - Advanced Class


2010 - 2011
Competition:
SAE Aero Design East
Awards:
6th Place Overall - Advanced Class
1st Place Design Report - Advanced Class
2009 - 2010
Competition:
SAE Aero Design East
Awards:
5th Place Overall - Advanced Class
2nd Place Design Report - Advanced Class
3rd Place Overall - Micro Class
Highest Payload Fraction - Micro Class
Plane Names:
Favonius (Advanced Class)
Pluto (Micro Class)


2008 - 2009
Competition:
SAE Aero Design East
Awards:
3rd Place Overall - Open Class
2nd Place Design Report - Open Class
2nd Place Presentation - Open Class
3rd Place Payload Capacity - Open Class
2007 - 2008
Competition:
SAE Aero Design West
Awards:
5th Place Overall - Open Class
2nd Place Design Report - Open Class
2nd Place Presentation - Open Class
Plane Names:
Whalicus


2006 - 2007
Competition:
SAE Aero Design East
Awards:
4th Place Overall - Open Class
Plane Names:
Promethius
2005 - 2006
Competition:
SAE Aero Design East
Awards:
7th Place Overall - Open Class
2nd Place Design Report Report & Presentation - Open Class
2004 - 2005
Competition:
SAE Aero Design East
Awards:
3rd Place Overall - Open Class
1st Place Presentation - Open Class
2nd Place Design Report - Open Class
Best Design - Open Class
Most Interesting Flight Path - Open Class
2003 - 2004
Competition:
SAE Aero Design West
Awards:
2nd Place Overall - Open Class
Most Weight Lifted - Open Class
2002 - 2003
Competition:
SAE Aero Design East - Centennial of Flight
Awards:
1st Place Overall - Open Class
2001 - 2002
Competition:
SAE Aero Design East
Awards:
Best Design - Regular Class


2000 - 2001
Competition:
SAE Aero Design East
Awards:
2nd Place Overall - Open Class
1999 - 2000
The Advance Aero Vehicle Group (AAVG) is Officially Formed as a University of Missouri - Rolla (UMR) Student Design Team
