Three teams from the Purdue Polytechnic Institute won first place in three airport challenges at the Transportation Research Board’s annual University Design Competition for Addressing Airport Needs, a design challenge presented by the Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP). Two additional Polytechnic teams placed second and third.
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Aviation students gain international problem-solving experience via unique capstone course
A unique senior capstone course is providing aviation students with international problem-solving experience for real-world clients.
Aviation students design intelligent monitoring system for airport aprons
Yilin Feng, Shelby K. Hobbs, Changmin Xiong and Chuyang Yang, students in Purdue Polytechnic’s School of Aviation and Transportation Technology, won first place in the Airport Cooperative Research Program’s University Design Competition for Addressing Airport Needs.
Lafayette SWAT team practices aircraft hostage rescue at Purdue Airport
Several School of Aviation and Transportation Technology (SATT) students and members of the community assisted the Lafayette Police Department’s SWAT team on a training exercise utilizing the school’s large laboratory jet and the ramp space at Hangar 1 on August 29, 2017.
Student teams win University Aviation Association poster contest
Two graduate student teams in Purdue Polytechnic's School of Aviation and Transportation Technology won the University Aviation Association's 2017 poster contest.