Johns Hopkins University’s Design Build Fly team designs, builds, and flies a new radio-controlled aircraft each year for the AIAA Design/Build/Fly competition. The student-run group’s 2026 aircraft was its first fully carbon-fiber design, made with a custom CNC hot-wire cutter and in-house g-code software, and helped the team place 17th among 175 competitors. Revived in 2024, the program has steadily advanced from a 4-pound foamboard plane to a 14.5-pound aircraft capable of 65 mph.
Case Aeronautics TeamCase Aeronautics Team is CWRU's aeronautics design team. The team designs and builds RC planes for the annual AIAA Design Build Fly competition.
Case Rocket TeamCleveland’s Case Rocket Team is Case Western Reserve University’s undergraduate aerospace design team, building and flying high-power rockets for nationwide competitions and aerospace events. Open to students from every major and skill level, the team has reached the Spaceport America Cup podium and set a team altitude record above 24,000 feet. Its work also gives members hands-on experience in composite manufacturing, propulsion, recovery systems, and National Association of Rocketry certification.CLEVELAND, OH
Cornell Rocketry Project TeamSince 2012, Cornell Rocketry Project Team has given Cornell students hands-on aerospace experience by designing, assembling, and launching high-powered rockets for the Spaceport America Cup. A 50-member, six-subteam team, it builds a new rocket from scratch each year, including in-house hybrid motors and guided descent systems. Its 2025 rocket, Andromeda, reached 12,100 feet on a test flight and earned third place in the competition’s 10K Hybrid SRAD category.ITHACA, NY
Mohr Than Just Composites LLCMohr Than Just Composites is a Monrovia, Maryland shop known for helping professional and hobbyist aircraft builders turn ideas into testable flying projects. With more than ten years of experience building with composites, the company focuses on custom CNC-cut wing cores and related development work for UAS, UAV and RC aircraft. Its services are available from early design through prototype production, with concepts and files kept confidential.MONROVIA, MD