DBF-2020
The joanneum Aeronautics DBF-Team consists of dedicated students of the FH JOANNEUM which build every year a new remote-controlled aircraft to compete in the international Design Build Fly Contest against other universities from all over the world. Good teamwork, experience and knowledge are the key factors for success. Learn more about the Team 2020, the competition and the mission requirements >>
DBF-2019
The Team reached the excellent 3rd rank in the 2019 competition which represents the best result for the joanneum Aeronautics so far. Learn more about the days of the COntest 2019 in Tucson, Arizona>>
DBF-NEWS

New Year. New Competition. New Challenges.
Of course, we take part in the DBF Contest again. After the successful submission of the Proposal, the team was busy working on the design of the UAV with the name Stingray. This year the team consists of 43 enthusiastic aviation students of the FH Joanneum and is...

Fly-off 10th Oktober 2020
After an abrupt corona-related end of the 2020 DBF competition in March, the team decided to organize a final event to celebrate and round off this year’s project. As soon as we were allowed to enter the FH JOANNEUM laboratory again our competition aircraft Mosquito...

The Best non-American Contender
The Best non-American Contender (ex aequo with The University of Alabama and Khalifa University)We are very proud to announce that we reached the 8th place which makes us to the best not in America located university. The COVID-19 crisis also struck the AIAA...

The journey of DBF19 ends, but not without causing further sensation
It started in Graz in autumn 2018. We, 29 aviation students of the FH JOANNEUM, took previous students as a role model and prepared us for the participation in the DESIGN-BUILD-FLY contest in Tucson, Arizona. The time in the US was very successful: We achieved the 3rd...