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WESTERN AERO DESIGN
ABOUT US
Welcome to the home of the Western Aero Design Team. The Aero Design Team here at Western is a completely student-run mega project that was created in 2001 and has been active ever since, designing and building radio controlled aircrafts for competition every year.
We participate in the SAE Aero Design Competition which is held in the USA every year. This competition consists of a heavy lift contest between aircraft from universities all over the world. Teams can build planes for 3 different categories with different rules and constraints, generally focusing on carrying as much payload as possible while completing an air circuit of the flying field. For updated rules and competition guidelines visit the SAE Aero Design website.
We build at least one plane each year for the SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) competition, where we apply aerodynamic analysis, material selection and precise construction to design and build a plane that can withstand the tough competition.
This mega project is a valuable learning experience and a chance to develop practical engineering skills while working with your fellow students. Western's Aero Design Team is a very rewarding extra-curricular activity for engineering students with a passion for aerospace engineering or a love for aircraft design.
Students from all engineering disciplines are encouraged to join us. Our team utilizes a wide variety of engineering skills from mechanical, to civil and electrical.
For more information contact us using western.aerodesign@gmail.com.
MISSION STATEMENT
Western Aero Design strives to offer Western Engineering students an opportunity to develop core engineering skills in a close-knit team environment. Our members will learn how to combine creativity and engineering design to transform ideation to physical prototypes.
Co-Captains: Jeff St. Jean and Channey Kim
OUR TEAM
MECHANICAL
Channey Kim
Co-Captain (Mechanical) & GTV Lead
4th Year Mechanical & Ivey HBA
Justyn Le
CAD & Tail Lead
4th Year Mechanical & CS
Andrea Helter
Fuselage Lead
5th Year Mechanical & Internship
William Knipe
Administrative Lead
4th Year Mechanical & Internship
Matthew Soldo
Wing Lead
3rd Year Mechanical
Marko Ilic
PADA Lead
4th Year Mechatronics & CS
CONTROLS
Jeff St. Jean
Co-Captain (Controls) &
Ground Station Lead
4th Year Mechatronics & CS
Zach Chen
PADA Lead
4th Year Mechatronics & Ivey HBA
Joy Shah
Onboard Systems Lead
5th Year Mechatronics & Ivey HBA
Colin Smith
Special Projects Lead
4th Year Mechatronics & CS
Devin Bell
Drone Lead
5th Year Mechatronics & Internship
2021-2022 FULL ROSTER
Mechanical Team
1. Matthew Bentley
2. Om Bhatt
3. David Carrothers* (Fuselage)
4. Anirejuoriste Coker
5. Octavio Diaz
6. Jamieson Eng
7. Amro Hamam
8. Blake Harriott
9. Andrea Helter* (Fuselage)
10. Ryyan Hossain
11. Marko Ilic* (PADA)
12. Channey Kim* (GTV)
13. William Knipe* (Wing)
*leads and advisors
Mechanical Team
14. Justyn Le* (Tail)
15. Gavin Lee* (Tail)
16. Henry Li
17. Taylor Liu* (PADA)
18. Saad Nezami
19. Ahmed Omer
20. Babsi Shekan-Olaosegba
21. Sarah Solaiman
22. Matthew Soldo* (Wing)
23. Aaravan Thanienayagam
24. Inthu Thayalan
25. Nadia Turgeon
26. Dejan Uzelac
27. Stephen Wong
Controls Team
1. Devin Bell* (Drone)
2. Zachary Chen* (PADA)
3. Logan Derry
4. Zachary D'Souza
5. Jarrod Hasnain
6. Daniel Hatcher
7. Sufyan Khan
8. John Langlois
9. Christopher Law
10. Joseph Martindale
11. Najib Maskoun
12. Nicolas Mingorance-Geraldo
13. Zaid Okal
14. Joy Shah* (Onboard System)
15. Colin Smith* (Special Projects)
16. Jeff St. Jean* (Ground Station)
17. Daniel Tang
18. Stuart Wing
Airfoil
DAE-31
Rate of Climb
0.5 m/s
Cruise Velocity
15.0 m/s
Thrust
42.7 N
Wingspan
3.35 m
Maximum Weight
15.8 kg
"Pam" (2019-2020 Plane)
RESULTS
2020 SAE Aero Design East
6th place: Advanced Class - Overall
5th place: Advanced Class - Presentation
2019 SAE Aero Design East
14th place: Advanced Class - Overall
2018 SAE Aero Design East
12th place: Advanced Class - Overall
2017 SAE Aero Design West
4th place: Advanced Class - Overall
1st place: Advanced Class - Design Report
5th place: Advanced Class - Presentation
2016 SAE Aero Design West
2nd place: Advanced Class - Design Report
2015 SAE Aero Design West
1st place: Advanced Class – Design Report
2nd place: Micro Class – Design Report
2014 SAE Aero Design West
1st Place: Micro Class - Highest Payload Fraction
2nd Place: Advanced Class - Overall Score
3rd Place: Micro Class - Overall Score
3rd Place: Micro Class - Highest Payload Lifted
3rd Place: Advanced Class - Presentation
3rd Place: Micro Class - Design Report
3rd Place: Advanced Class - Design Report
SUPPORT
CONTACT
Still have a question? Feel free to contact us for more information on team details, student life or any other questions you may have.
Email: western.aerodesign@gmail.com
Aero Design Office within CMLP 63
1151 Richmond Street, London, ON
Canada N6A 5B9
