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]

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GAMA's 2024 Aviation Design Challenge promotes STEM education for high school students, with registration closing on December 17 for the first 150 teams.
Participating schools receive a "Fly to Learn" curriculum and X-Plane flight simulation software to guide students in the science of flight and airplane design.
Teams must modify a virtual aircraft for a specific mission profile and compete in a virtual fly-off, where designs are scored on aerodynamic and performance parameters.
The first-place team wins an all-expenses-paid trip to experience general aviation manufacturing, while second place earns a two-day STEM lab hosted by Redbird Flight Simulations.

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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.