A team of 15 aerospace engineering students placed sixth among 50 teams competing in American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics’s 2007 Cessna/Raytheon Missile Systems Student Design/Build/Fly competition. The contest required teams to create unmanned, remote controlled aircrafts to carry a three-pound and five-pound payload. The aircrafts were judged on design, cost and performance scores.
The Channel 4 News Team led by Ubong Etikudo, included Mohammad Awaida, Philip Bush, Antone Gagne, Manuel Gonzalez, Martyn Hunt, Kevin Hunt, Joseph Ippolito, Bruno Lease, Eric Lichtenstein, Brady Lotz, Matias Soto, Minh Tran, Darren Wang and Paul Wedholm. Dr. Robert Bishop served as the faculty sponsor and was aided by assistant instructor, Jorge Alvarez and staff member, Mark Maughmer.
