During the flight test, a microprocessor aboard each plane transmitted information regarding the velocity and altitude of the aircraft to a laptop computer located on the ground.

Students analyzed this information and included it in their final presentations, which were made to classmates and an industry panel. Panel participants were Daniel T. Jensen, a senior project engineer for the Rolls-Royce Corporation who received a master’s degree in mechanical engineering from Notre Dame in 1990; Gregory Addington, a research aerospace engineer at the Air Force Research Laboratory who received a master’s degree in mechanical engineering from the University in 1996 and a doctorate in 1998; Frank C. Berrier and Christian V. Rice of the Boeing Corporation; and Steven Eno of the Honeywell Corporation.

Team 5 Talks About Their Aircraft Design (QuickTime Movie)

Team 5's Final Flight at the South Bend Model Aircraft Club (QuickTime Movie)