
Akaflieg
ABOUT US
Cal Poly Akaflieg is a club for students who share a passion for
aviation, gliders, and soaring. We design, build, and test full scale
manned aircraft and flight testing instrumentation, introduce students
to the sport of soaring on our immersive simulator,
and help club members build invaluable industry experience and
connections. We were established in 2015 by a group of Cal Poly
Aerospace Engineering students, with the goal of emulating the German
Akaflieg system, in which engineering students are provided
with hands on opportunities to work on prototype manned aircraft. Our
most recent project, the Nixus Sailplane, became the first manned
general aviation fly-by-wire aircraft in 2019 after its maiden flight in
March. In 2020, we became a recognized student organization
at Cal Poly.
CLUB OFFICERS
President: Spencer Umney
Treasurer: Varun Sameer Menon
Advisor: Dr. Paulo Iscold