This month has been full of new things for AS Bordeaux, the new local board has been presented to our members and has taken office. We (AS Bordeaux retired LB) wish them good luck in their mission this BY.
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UCA&Air project from AS Cádiz
The local EUROAVIA association in Cádiz has spearheaded the creation of the UCA&Air project, an aeromodeling team formed to participate in the upcoming editions of the Air Cargo Challenge.
Ideathon 2023 from AS Terrassa
From September 3rd to September 7th, 2023, AS Terrassa hosted an international event in its first edition, the Ideathon 2023. During this time, 21 participants organized into 5 teams came together to tackle the challenges presented by Ansys and GTD Software and Systems Engineering during a rigorous 24-hour competition.
Did you know? The oldest EUROAVIA Working Group (WG)
EUROAVIA is not all about the International Board (IB) and the Local Groups (LGs) spread all over Europe, but also about many people working behind the scenes in different areas, in what we call Working Groups (WGs). But do you know which is the oldest EUROAVIA WG?
American battle horse – P-51 Mustang
The P-51 Mustang stands as an iconic symbol of American aviation history, renowned for its exceptional performance during World War II. With its distinctive appearance and remarkable combat capabilities, the Mustang became a beloved aircraft among both pilots and aviation enthusiasts. Its first flight was in the 1940s and it primarily fought in Europe but…
About the BIRDS (B: Goverment IRDS: surveillance drones)
Modern days require modern technology, and of course, by technology I mean mass control methods. And behold, because the mass media manipulation and FBI’s microphones-in-your-house era is over. Welcome to: The drone age. And, of course, by drones I mean… Birds. First of all, picture yourself as an average American who had to serve in the…
Moon landings through history
Landing on the Moon over the years has been a demonstration of the aerospace capabilities of a country. So far only four countries have done a controlled Moon landing, the last to get on this list was India on August 23rd, 2023, with the Chandrayaan-3 mission.
The underdog in the East, IAR 80
The IAR 80 was a Romanian fighter/ground attack aircraft developed during the Second World War. The aircraft had a low-wing monoplane, all-metal monocoque that was comparable to other contemporary designs such as Hawker Hurricane and Bf 109E. Its first flight took place in 1939 but it went into service in 1941 due to production problems…
Anecdotes from the Cold War
Did you know that Pepsi was the only western enterprise operating in the USSR and had one of the biggest military fleets of all time? Well, I’m sure you knew already, but I will talk about this and a few other anecdotes down below anyways… To start, it was in 1959 during the American National…
Ready to explore the darkness – Euclid
On July 1st, the European space mission EUCLID was launched from Cape Canaveral. The telescope will explore space trying to obtain more data about dark energy.