OSU students display winning aircraft designs at U.S. Expo

Thursday, July 30, 2009

(Stillwater, Oklahoma   July 29, 2009) - More than a thousand high profile visitors got a look at the winning aircraft designs of Oklahoma State University students Alan Larson of Oklahoma City and Eric Johnson of Caldwell, Idaho, at the recent U.S. Air, Trade and Technology Expo in Dayton, Ohio.
 
Since OSU’s teams won both first and second place with the remote-controlled planes at the national AIAA Design/Build/Fly competition in April, the aircraft were given a prime location for display at the Dayton International Airport’s Exposition Center.

“It was a great experience to present our winning competition planes. Air Force officers and business leaders across the nation were impressed at the level of work by OSU students,” said Johnson
 
This was the first time the winning designers had been invited to participate in the exposition to highlight the work of undergraduate students across the nation.
 
The week-long expo serves as a networking forum for the defense and aviation technology industries, featuring speakers from Congress, the U.S. Air Force, and industry.  More than 1,000 people including at least 250 companies registered for the event, according to sponsors.