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Organizers pleased with aeronautics competition
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Disha Veena Giridhal, left, and Shrvthi Nayak from BMSCE in Bangalore, India, prepare their aircraft for flight. The Aero Design East 2012 competition Saturday at the Eagle’s Beak green space area featured more than 500 college students and professors. - photo by Crystal Ledford
The team with a bit of a home field advantage took high honors during a model aeronautics competition in Forsyth County. David Roberts, one of the organizers of the Aero Design East 2012 competition, said students from the Georgia Institute of Technology took first place in one of three divisions of the contest. The competition brought more than 500 college students and professors to Forsyth County over the weekend.