SAE Collegiate Design Series: SAE Aero Design®
CDS Events History
North American Competitions
SAE Aero Design® East
First Competition - 1986
Organizing Institutions - SAE and the annual host institution
| 1986 Competition Data | Number of registered teams: Not available Number of participating students: Not available Site: Kansas City, KS |
| 2011 Competition Data | Number of registered teams: 74 Number of participating students: 479 Site: Cobb County Radio Control Modelers Club (CCRC), Marietta, Georgia, USA |
Notes: (1) Aero Design was originally named the Radio Controlled Cargo Aircraft Competition. (2) Aero Design was organized as a single event from 1986 through 1994. Beginning with the 1995 events the competition was split into two competitions: Aero Design East and Aero Design West.
SAE Aero Design® West
First Competition - 1995
Organizing Institutions - SAE and the annual host institution
| 1995 Competition Data | Number of registered teams: 22 Number of participating students: 86 |
| 2011 Competition Data | Number of registered teams: 58 Number of participating students: 327 Site: Fort Worth Thunderbirds Field, Fort Worth, Texas, USA |
Competitions outside North America
SAE Aero Design® Brazil
First Competition - 1999
National Organizing Institutions - SAE Brazil
| 1999 Competition Data | Number of registered teams: Not available Number of participating students: Not available Site: Brazil |
| 2008 Competition Data | Number of registered teams: 66 Number of participating students: 650 Site: Brazil |
