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HKU Design, Build & Fly (DBF) Team is formed by undergraduate students of the University of Hong Kong.

The team joins the AIAA Design, Build & Fly Competition and the BMFA University and Schools Payload Challenge each year.

11/07/2022

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Result announcement!!!

In June 2022, two groups from the HKU DBF Team participated in the BMFA 2022 University and Schools Payload Challenge 5 ( ), and we are proud to announce that we have won both the champion 🏆 and 1st runner-up 🥈 of the competition!!!

The event was held on 14-15 June 2022 at the BMFA National Centre near Grantham, Lincolnshire. A total of 20 university teams, consisting of renowned institutes from around the world, took part in this annual event. To get to where we are, months of hard work has been put in place to not only make this trip happen, but also design and construct each and every single model plane with precision and meticulosity.

We would like to take this golden opportunity to thank all our sponsors for supporting us throughout the journey. Our deepest appreciation goes to Cathay Pacific ( ), the Title Airline Sponsor, for offering us the chance to travel to the UK!! In addition, this endeavour would not have been possible without the financial support from our Diamond Sponsors: HAECO ( ), Metrojet & Tin Ka Ping Foundation.

19/05/2022

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Excited to have our third Diamond Sponsor: 𝐓𝐢𝐧 𝐊𝐚 𝐏𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧!!

Tin Ka Ping Foundation is a charitable organization founded in 1982 by Dr. TIN Ka Ping. The Foundation is devoted to its charitable causes and aspires to improving the quality of education as its contribution to China’s advancement. The Foundation is managed rigorously by a team of professionals and funded by assets from Dr. Tin and his family. To this date, the foundation has supported 93 tertiary institutions in building teaching and research facilities, established 163 Tin Ka Ping secondary schools, 42 Tin Ka Ping primary schools, 9 Tin Ka Ping kindergartens, over 1800 rural libraries, 29 hospitals, and more than 130 bridges and roads across the Greater China Region.

To learn more about Tin Ka Ping Foundation, please visit: https://www.tinkaping.org/

17/05/2022

Excited to have our Title Airline Sponsor: 𝐂𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐲 𝐏𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜!!

It is truly our honour to be strongly supported by the flag carrier of Hong Kong. Being one of the best airlines in the world, Cathay Pacific strives to be one of the world's greatest service brands. They treat every journey of their customers as their most important journey, connecting them to meaningful people, places and experience. Cathay Pacific also pledged to achieve net-zero carbon emission by 2050, leading the way to a more sustainable future for aviation.

To learn more about Cathay Pacific, please visit: https://www.cathaypacific.com/

02/05/2022

T-43 days till competition… 🏁
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29/04/2022

🔊“iFluid Air, Runway 23, line up and wait.”
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27/04/2022

Back to work 🛫

10/12/2021

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Excited to have our second Diamond Sponsor: 𝐌𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐭 𝐋𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝!!

It is our great honour to obtain the prestigious support from a well-known business jet operator. Metrojet is a Hong Kong-based business jet operator dedicated to meeting the needs of their clients by providing a complete range of business aviation services, including aircraft management, maintenance, charter and consultancy services. Established in 1997 and headquartered in Hong Kong, Metrojet upholds an uncompromised reputation as part of the Kadoorie Group and a sister company of The Peninsula Hotel Group; as such, utmost service and luxury are in their nature.

To learn more about Metrojet, please visit: https://www.metrojet.com

07/12/2021

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Excited to have our first Diamond Sponsor: 𝐇𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐊𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐢𝐫𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐟𝐭 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐋𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 (𝐇𝐀𝐄𝐂𝐎 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩)!!

It has been an honour for us to have such huge support from a world-leading aircraft engineering company. Established in Hong Kong in 1950, HAECO is one of the largest Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) service providers in terms of capacity. Through its 16 operating companies around the world, the Group offers a full spectrum of services including airframe services, line services, component services, engine services, inventory technical management, fleet technical management, cabin solutions, private jet solutions, freighter conversion, parts manufacturing and technical training.

To learn more about HAECO, please visit: https://www.haeco.com/en/home

30/11/2021

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🎉 Thrilled to announce!! The DBF Team has just won the InnoShow Award in the 5th InnoShow organised by the Tam Wing Fan Innovation Wing in HKU!! 🎊

22/11/2021

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Just now, we have received our eligibility for fly-off in Wichita next year!! 🛫

18/11/2021

𝙏𝙞𝙣𝙮 𝙢𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙨 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙥𝙝𝙞𝙘 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙚𝙦𝙪𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙨.

Photo taken in yesterday’s flight test. A shifting of payload caused a Centre of Gravity relocation. Plane got out of control and landed in the trees. Luckily it was recovered.

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Haking Wong Building, HKU
Hong Kong

Website

https://innowings.engg.hku.hk/dbf/

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