UBC Aero Design

TitleUBC Aero Design
Faculty/College/UnitApplied Science
StatusCompleted
Duration3 Years
Initiation04/01/2010
Completion06/17/2014
Funding Details
Year 1: Project TitleUBC Aero Design (Heavy Lift)
Year 1: Project YearYear 1
Year 1: Funding Year2010/2011
Year 1: Project TypeSmall TLEF
Year 1: Principal InvestigatorPeter Ostafichuk
Year 1: Funded Amount5,000
Year 1: Team Members

Peter Ostafichuk, Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science
Jason Currie, Chief Administrator and Team Leader, Mechanical Engineering (Mechatronics)
Ronald Chun Hang Chan, Chief Designer and Team Leader, Mechanical Engineering
Long Hin (Julian) Fong, Team Leader, Engineering Physics
Robert Lion, Team Leader, Mechanical Engineering (Thermofluids)
Erin Biddlecombe, Student Development Officer, Engineering

Year 1: Summary

The UBC Aero Design team designs, fabricates and flies a remote controlled aircraft capable of lifting the heaviest cargo weight possible in an international SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) competition. The design of the airplane is very open-ended and allows us to be as creative as we want while still maintaining safety standards and staying within the boundaries of the competition requirements. Each year, university teams from all over the world compete in both the SAE Aero Design West and SAE Aero Design East competitions. This year, the UBC team plans to compete in each of these prestigious competitions with hopes of expanding on both the team’s and UBC’s reputation for excellence in engineering and design. A range of engineering skills are tested through the performance of the competition aircraft; a written technical report and an oral presentation are also required.

Year 2: Project TitleUBC Aero Design (Heavy Lift)
Year 2: Project YearYear 2
Year 2: Funding Year2011/2012
Year 2: Project TypeSmall TLEF
Year 2: Principal InvestigatorPeter Ostafichuk
Year 2: Funded Amount5,000
Year 2: Team Members

Peter Ostafichuk, Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science
Moses Tang, Chief Administrator and Team Leader, Mechanical Engineering
Geoff Hodgson, Chief Designer and Team Leader
Long Hin (Julian) Fong, Team Leader, Engineering Physics
Scott Bennett, Team Leader, Mechanical Engineering
Joyce Teodoro, Team Leader, Chemical Engineering
Jeff Yeo, Team Leader, Mechanical Engineering

Year 2: Summary

This year, the UBC team plans to compete in the Western competition with hopes of improving on our 5th place performance last year and expanding on both the team’s and UBC’s reputation for excellence in engineering and design. A range of engineering skills are tested through the performance of the competition aircraft; a written technical report and an oral presentation are also required.

Year 3: Project YearYear 3
Year 3: Funding Year2012/2013
Year 3: Project TypeSmall TLEF
Year 3: Principal InvestigatorPeter Ostafichuk
Year 3: Funded Amount6,500
Year 3: Team Members

Peter Ostafichuk, Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science
Roy Ledowsinski, Safety Officer, Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science
Evan MacDonald, Team Captain, Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science
Luke Pamula, Team Captain, Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science
Moses Tang, Technical Advisor, Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science
Jeff Yeo, Treasurer, Mechanical Engineering , Faculty of Applied Science
Edmond Yip, Deputy Treasurer, Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science
Wei Wei, Technical Advisor, Materials Engineering , Faculty of Applied Science

Year 3: Summary

The annual Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Aero Design Series competitions pits student teams from across the worid against each other to design, fabricate and fly a remote-controlled aircraft with the heaviest cargo weight. Each competition within the series challenges students to innovate by utilizing a range of engineering skills to deliver an aircraft that adheres to competition safety standards and design requirements. Other deliverables include a written technical report and oral presentation. The UBC Aero Design team is aiming to exploit increased membership this year to improve on our 8th place performance in the regular-class event at the last SAE Aero Design West competition of the series, perpetuating UBC’s and the team’s tradition of excellence in engineering and design. The increased membership numbers also allows the team to explore future expansion in competing in the micro-class event of the competition.