F. I .S.H. Student Lead: Richard Thompson, Haakon Evers
Student Team Members: Isabella Bartels, Joey Dorsten, Haakon Evers, Rhys Hendershot, Jackson Householder, Oscar Jan, Ambroise Juston, Dakota Krock, Francisco Laso Iglesias, Alex Lopez, Angeline Masongsong, Stephen Nelson, Louis Opie, Joseph Peavy, McKenna Possehl, Cade Quinlan, Jeremy Randermann, Alexia Richmond, Matthew Salisbury, Samuel Salita, Trey Talko, Richard Thompson, Keenan Williams, Julian Zon Faculty: Dr. Brian Roth and Dr. Richard Mangum Aerial recovery provides a unique capability allowing for rapid retrieval of small unmanned aircraft systems (SUAS) to provide a force multiplier and extend mission endurance for unmanned aircraft. The Flying Intercept SUAS Hook (F.I.S.H.) team has been tasked to design and manufacture an SUAS to support General Atomics Aeronautical Systems’ Aerial Recovery program. This program will develop an unmanned aircraft system capable of performing mid-air capture of a 50 ft towline and hoist system being trailed behind a host aircraft. The SUAS, named Remora, will serve as a surrogate test bed for proof-of-concept flight testing of in-flight aerial recovery via towline capture. Remora will integrate an external capture mechanism capable of intercepting the towline. Upon intercept, the towline will feed through towline until a spherical end feature is reached. Then the towline will be pulled taut, and the capture mechanism will release the end feature before the line tension exceeds 10 pounds. After release, Remora will return to normal flight and will be recovered via conventional landing. Successful proof of concept testing of aerial recovery will advance General Atomics’ mission of developing an aerial recovery system to improve the overall mission effectiveness of unmanned aircraft systems. MAGNUM Student Lead: Thomas Carlson Student Team Members: Enzo Arvizu, Alec Bessonny, Samuel Black, Thomas Carlson, Ryan Corpuz, Braeden Crowl, Luke Edwards, Jacob Heitmann, Trenton Navarro, Joshua Nugent, Micah Oliver, Aidan Prouty, Nicco Wolter Faculty: Dr. Johann Dorfling and Dr. Richard Mangum Project MAGNUM is developing a fixed-wing, remotely operated aircraft to compete in the 2026 Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Aero Design West Regular Class competition. This international event challenges collegiate teams to design and build an aircraft capable of lifting the maximum payload while adhering to strict performance and dimensional constraints. Competition requirements include a maximum takeoff distance of 100 feet, a landing distance of 400 feet, total aircraft weight not exceeding 55 pounds, and a wingspan between 72 and 120 inches. To meet these challenges, our multidisciplinary team of thirteen Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering students is designing an electric multi-motor aircraft featuring an independently powered propulsion and receiver system. Using the competition prescribed 14.8V 2200mAh LiPo battery for propulsion, we will optimize aerodynamic efficiency, structural integrity and stability through iterative computer-aided design (CAD) modeling, computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations and prototype testing. Throughout the fall 2025 and spring 2026 semesters, our team will progress from conceptual design to manufacturing and flight testing. Our goal is to deliver a high- performance, competition-ready aircraft that meets all mission requirements while demonstrating the technical excellence of Embry-Riddle’s Aerospace Engineering program and preparing us for future careers in the aerospace industry.
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