2024 GAMA Aviation Design Challenge Registration to Close Soon

The annual competition includes a fly-off where students modify and pilot virtual aircraft.

Thursday, December 07, 2023 at 06:26 PM ET

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Contest winners will have the opportunity to participate in a general aviation manufacturing experience. [Courtesy: GAMA]

Key Takeaways:

The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) is hosting its 12th annual Aviation Design Challenge for high school students, aimed at promoting STEM education through aircraft design.
Registration for the competition, open to the first 150 school teams, closes on December 17.
Participants receive a "Fly to Learn" curriculum and flight simulation software to learn about flight science and modify virtual aircraft for a specified mission, culminating in a virtual fly-off.
Prizes include an all-expenses-paid trip to experience general aviation manufacturing for the first-place team and a two-day STEM lab for the second-place winner.

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The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) will wrap up registration for its 2024 Aviation Design Challenge high school competition on December 17.

Held annually, the competition is designed to promote STEM education for high school students. It is open to the first 150 teams—one per school—that register and culminates in a virtual fly-off. 2024 will be the 12th year for the challenge.