Team History

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2022-2023

Competition:

AIAA Design, Build, Fly: Tucson

Awards:

16th Place Overall (Out of 99)

6th Place on Design Report

Plane Name:

Vici

2021-2022

Competition:

AIAA Design, Build, Fly: Wichita

Awards:

33rd Place Overall (Out of 97)

Plane Name:

Deucalion

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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

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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

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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

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2015

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

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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

2012
2011

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)

2010
2009

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

2008
2007

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

2002
2001

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

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