SAE Student RC Cargo Competition
THE SOCIETY of Automotive Engineers Student Branch of Western Michigan University held the first SAE RC Cargo Aircraft Competition at Lake Jacomo Flying Field in Blue Springs, MO on Saturday, May 24, 1986. The students, all aircraft engineering majors, organized a design and flight competition for radio-controlled high-lift cargo-carrying aircraft to provide student groups with valuable experience in the design of aircraft with a real-world practical application. The competition is also to stimulate activity within the ranks of SAE's student members in aerospace curriculums who previously did not have an aerospace-orientated competition in which to participate.
