About the Team
UMSAE Polar Air designs a light weight aircraft capable of carrying as heavy a payload as possible. This encourages members to find ways to reduce aircraft weight and increase the lift generated.
UMSAE Polar Air has had great results in the past and aims to continue their dominance at future competitions..
2024-2025 Team
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Joseph Nardella
Team Lead / Project Manager
Ben Fransoo
Design Lead
Haley Hwang
Wing Lead
Showvik Saha
Fuselage Lead
Brandon Dreger
Empennage Lead
Richy Wong
Undercarriage Lead
Anirudh Kalia
Payload Lead
Noah Reeder
Power Lead
Brylle Begas
Shop Coordinator
SAE Competition
The SAE Competition has two seperate areas where points are available. Here is some information about these two areas.
Dynamic Event
Flight Rounds
Aircraft are flown in up to 5 flight rounds where they lift as much payload as possible. The aircraft must take off, complete a circuit, and land safely in order to achieve a successful flight round.
Static Events
Design Report
Teams are required to submit a design report detailing why they chose a particular design and how they arrived at that conclusion. The report should provide insight into the team's engineering methodology, calculations, and any other procedures used to establish a design for the prototype aircraft.
Presentation
The presentation is an opportunity for teams to earn points by convincing the judges that their design is the best for the competition. Teams give a brief description of how they analyzed different designs to ensure their plane is optimized.
Technical Inspection
Any aircraft or replacement parts to be flown at competition must pass a technical inspection. Judges review the aircraft to ensure it adheres to competition regulations.
