American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics

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{{Infobox clubreduced
|Name=Columbia University American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
|Image = Aiaalogo.gif
|Founded=2003
|Recognition=[[ABC]]
|Membership = 22
|Category=[[:Category:Competitive clubs|Competitive]], [[:Category:Pre-professional clubs|Pre-professional]]
|Website= [http://www.columbia.edu/cu/aiaa/ http://www.columbia.edu/cu/aiaa/]
}}

The '''American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics''' ([http://www.aiaa.org/ AIAA]) at Columbia, also known as The Airplane Club, is a pre-professional organization who, in an effort to raise understanding of aircraft, competes in the annual [http://www.aiaadbf.org/ Design/Build/Fly]. The competition sponsored by the [http://www.aiaa.org/ National AIAA]. The group has a workshop on the [http://www.civil.columbia.edu/carleton/teaching/clubs.html second floor] of [http://www.civil.columbia.edu/carleton/index.html Carleton Lab] in [[Mudd Hall]]. It is a recognized student group under the [[Activities Board at Columbia]].

Despite disagreements from [[Fsae]], Columbia AIAA is usually referred to as the best looking engineering group on campus.

To join, just stop by one of the weekly meetings, Monday's at 8:30 pm in the MechE Shop on mudd 2. If the door is locked, just knock and one of the team members will hear you.

In April 2018, the team competed in Ocala, FL where after some thrust modifications and weight optimizations, flew successfully.

== Performance ==
* 2009/10: 54th out of 69 teams. (Plane's name: Lion Cub)(Landing gear failed)
* 2008/09: 47th out of 54 teams. (Plane's name: The Fu Fighter)(Crashed)
* 2007/08: 12th out of 69 teams. (Plane's name: CU AirLions)
* 2006/07: 40th out of 50 teams. (Plane's name: A Hard Day’s Flight)
* 2005/06: 44th out of 49 teams. (Plane's name: Lion in the Sky)
* 2004/05: 44th out of 44 teams. (Plane's name: Flyin’ Lion)
* 2003/04: 20th out of 37 teams. (Plane's name: The Leaking Lion)
* 2002/03: Did not compete
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* 1996/97: Did not compete (First DBF competition)

== External Links ==
*[http://www.columbia.edu/cu/aiaa/ AIAA at Columbia]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePv-V-Hu3gg COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY AIAA DBF Mission One Attempt 2010]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JU5BqTC1Es COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY AIAA DBF TEST FLIGHT 2010 Cam 1]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=elLKOJ4DVVY COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY AIAA DBF TEST FLIGHT 2010 Cam 2]
*[http://www.flickr.com/photos/rbbramlette/sets/72157623792572529/ Photos from the 2010 competition]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBJDY5P7lu8 Columbia University AIAA 2009 DBF Competition]
*[http://www.terrabreak.org/hangar/columbia/2004.shtml Pictures of The Leaking Lion]
*[http://www.columbia.edu/cu/aiaa/graphics/fly.jpg A Picture of Lion in the Sky]
*[http://www.columbia.edu/cu/aiaa/tucson.html Pictures from the 2007 Competition in Tucson, AZ]
*[http://www.columbia.edu/cu/aiaa/kansas.html Pictures of the 2006 AIAA Competition in Kansas]
*[http://www.columbia.edu/cu/aiaa/pics.html Pictures of the competition from 2004]
*[http://www.columbia.edu/cu/aiaa/oldpics.html Test flight from 2004]

[[Category:ABC groups]]
[[Category:Competitive clubs]]
[[Category:Pre-professional clubs]]

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