DESIGN
BUILD
FLY
@ MIT
soaring to new heights

We are a team of undergraduate and graduate students at MIT that develop aircraft for the annual AIAA Design/Build/Fly competition. Our students gain experience in conceptual design, multidisciplinary optimization, aerodynamic, structural and propulsive analysis, composite layups, CAD software, UAV fabrication and RC flight. DBF provides a means for our members to develop their technical, collaborative and communication skills while exploring their interest in aeronautics. We're always looking for passionate members to build cool planes. Join us!

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Previous MIT competition entries. We have 6 top 10 finishes in the past 9 years. Click on an aircraft to learn about its design.

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Some of the many people who help our team get off the ground.

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MIT DESIGN BUILD FLY
2025-2026 [2024-2025]

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