We here at UK's Design Build Fly team would just like to say a few words to express our gratitude to everyone who contributed this year. Although the competition score may not reflect it, we were able to make great strides and improve tremendously. We were able to learn and apply more complicated plane building skills, and implemented a defined process for thrust component testing. We had a well designed plane, and hopefully next year's team will continue making leaps forward and take UK into the top 10!
Going forward we are scheduling flights for the missions we were not able to fly at the competition, and continuing to prepare for next year's team. For any prospective students out there that are on the fence or have questions, the team leaders from this year's team would be glad to field your questions:
Brady Doepke - Chief Engineer - e.brady.doepke@gmail.com
Michael Thamann - Aerodynamics Team Leader - matham2@uky.edu
Jesse Downard - Propulsion Team Leader - Jesse.Downard@uky.edu
Joe Renfrow - Structures Team Leader - wjrenf2@uky.edu
Once again thanks for everything especially our sponsors - for without your help we could achieve nothing, and our team members - hopefully your hard work and late nights have been as rewarding as we hope, and you too Dr. Smith.
Sincerely,
