Aeronautics

Phoenix

Solar-powered UAV in the design phase, built to monitor forest areas and detect wildfires with deep learning on camera images.

Mission:

Forest monitoring and wildfire detection

Target autonomy:

6 hours

Power:

Solar cells on the upper wing surface

Aeolus

Composite UAV built in-house for Air Cargo Challenge 2022 in Munich. Placed 9th internationally and 1st in Greece.

Competition:

Air Cargo Challenge 2022

Result:

9th worldwide, 1st in Greece

Flights:

5 flights without technical problems

Anemone

Composite UAV built while Air Cargo Challenge 2021 was postponed due to COVID-19. It carried electrical equipment for collecting flight data.

Material:

Composite

Aurora

Composite motor-glider flown at Air Cargo Challenge 2019 in Stuttgart. The fastest and largest aircraft the team has built.

Competition:

Air Cargo Challenge 2019

Result:

10th worldwide

Type:

Composite motor-glider

Nephele III

Improved version of Nephele II, flown at Air Cargo Challenge 2019 with the same construction methods and better performance.

Competition:

Air Cargo Challenge 2019

Result:

12th worldwide

Nephele II

Optimized successor of the first UAV, made mainly of balsa wood and carbon fiber. Flown at Air Cargo Challenge 2017.

Competition:

Air Cargo Challenge 2017

Result:

12th of 36, 1st among newcomers and Greek teams

Nephele I

The team's first UAV, an experimental design that built the team's design experience.