Team Lead - Madison Drake
Subsonic Plane Autonomized with Reliable Optimized Wings, or SPAROW, is the aeronautical project within Space Hardware Club. SPAROW's goal each year is to compete in the AIAA Design, Build, Fly Competition by successfully designing, manufacturing, and flying an RC aircraft based on the respective year's requirements.
It is split into two sub teams: Airframe and Integrated Systems.
Airframe designs the UAS airframe and manufactures the airframe as well as any testbeds required by Integrated Systems. Integrated systems designs and manufactures all onboard systems and the ground station.
CONTACT INFO
Instagram: @shc.sparow
Project Lead: Madison Drake (mld0035@uah.edu)
During the 2024-2025 school year, SPAROW worked on building its skill set and manufactured many different test beds.
The team is now currently working towards the AIAA DBF 25-26 Competition by writing proposals and presenting Preliminary Design Reports with manufacturing beginning in mid-November.