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Tarleton SAE Aero Design<\/mark><\/h1>\n\n\n\n
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1st Place Overall Regular Class 2025 SAE International East
1st Place Flight Performance 2025 SAE International East<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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2025-2026 Texan Aero Team<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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About the Competition<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The SAE Aero Design is a real-world challenge designed to compress an aircraft development program into one calendar year. This competition exposes students to nuances of conceptual design, manufacturing, and system integration and testing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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There are three different classes that students can compete in: Regular Class, Micro Class, and Advanced Class.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Regular Class<\/strong> \u2013 an all-electric class intended to develop a fundamental understanding of aircraft design by lifting the heaviest payload possible with wingspan constraints.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Micro Class<\/strong> \u2013 is an all-electric class designed to help students balance trades studies between multiple conflicting requirements. e.g., carrying the highest payload fraction possible, while simultaneously pursuing the lowest empty weight possible.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Advanced Class<\/strong> \u2013 is an all-electric class designed to inspire future engineers to take a systems approach to problem solving, at the same time, exposing them to  explore the possibilities of autonomous flights.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    For more information visit: SAE Aero Design<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Subteam Specialization<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    With the complexity design of an aircraft, the team is split into two different subteams to conquer the tasks at hand. Each of these subteams collaborate to collectively produce a final aircraft while meeting each of the design requirements in their respective category.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Aerodynamics and Avionics <\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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    Specialized in using theoretical principles to design and analyze the aerodynamic properties of each aircraft component and how each of the control surfaces will operate. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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    To optimize these characteristics, software such as ANSYS, MATLAB, and XFLR5 are used for simulations to predict how the aircraft will behave in flight.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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    Structures<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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    The structures subteam specializes in performing calculations of the internal support of the aircraft to ensure stability and integrity. <\/p>\n<\/div>

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    Retaining necessary strength while minimizing weight is the main goal, and this is accomplished through software such as ANSYS and Altair Inspire for structural analysis<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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    Texan Aero ’25<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Texan Aero ’24<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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