David the SAE planes really don't do much better. Pilotage is the weakest point, with unflyability second.
We provide experienced pilots for the teams that need/want one, and it does make a difference.
The AIAA planes aren't pushing the lifting capacity of the airframe, so the planes -should- be flyable for an average pilot.
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On the photos, 1M images are seriously too large! That's why I prefer thumbnails, to let me select the ones I will not look at.
And it's the airplanes that are the subject, not the people. A team photo is nice, but a few images of the planes.. only the planes.. to see what strange and wonderful items they are...
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My stuff from the 2003 SAE event....
http://www.angelfire.com/indie/aerostuff/sae2003n2.htm
Takes a little time to compose, and sometimes find out which team is which.. but it's better than crap shooting thru an anonymous directory.