ROCKETS SUB-TEAM
Beta RocketS
The beta rocket program serves as an introductory project for new members who want to learn about the fundamentals of rocketry.
Beta rockets can be launched once completed, however, the primary purpose of the beta rocket is to introduce students to rocketry prior to beginning their Level 1 Rocket.
LEvel 1 Rockets
The Level 1 Rockets program allows students to build, launch, and recover high-powered rockets to receive their Level 1 High-Powered Rocketry Certification.
Members who are Level 1 Certified are able to purchase and fly their own high-powered motors. These include solid rocket motors of impulse classes H and I.
PLANES SUB-TEAM
Personal Scratch Build Gliders
The gliders program gives students the opportunity to design, craft, and customize small gliders and RC planes. Similar to the Rocket Sub-team’s beta, the gliders serve as a great introduction to the basics of aviation.
LEVEL 1 PLANES
A new project for our chapter, Level 1 planes are meant as a more advanced version of the glider in which you build entirely on your own rather than in a group. We have designed this project to model the Level 1 Rocket that members of our Rockets Sub-team complete after their first introductory project.
Though it is optional, we strongly encourage our members to join our DBF Competition Team (see below) if they are looking for a more advanced planes project!
COMPETITION TEAMS
Design/Build/Fly PLANES ENGINEERING COMPETITION
Design/Build/Fly is an international competition in which students put their engineering knowledge to the test to create a remote-controlled aircraft meeting a set of specific requirements. As a part of this competition, students will work on a team of their peers to design, build, and fly a single team aircraft according to the annual competition regulations that are set each year.
Typically, this competition is out-of-state and we try to cover as much of the costs as possible. If you want to dive deeper into the design process of aviation, joining DBF is a great way to do so—no prior experience needed!
International Rocket Engineering Competition
IREC is an international rocket competition held each summer for universities across the globe. Currently, it is held in Midland, Texas at a remote launch site where students from all over the world will fly large scale rockets they constructed. These rockets reach up to and above 10,000 feet in the air, running on solid-powered rocket motors!
IREC is an excellent way to get hands-on experience working on large-scale rocketry—no pre-requisite knowledge required!
Have a project idea?
Contact one of our board members! We are always looking for new ways to engage more students. We would love to hear your feedback.
