What is Student Airrace

The first eVTOL racing competition designed for international student teams to push their skills and spark innovation

About Us

  • WE ATTRACT FUTURE TALENT TO UAM

    We provide students with a great hands-on learning opportunity and introduction to the UAM market. They are able to prove and compare themselves in an exciting and competitive environment

  • WE FOSTER eVTOL INNOVATION

    Our rules are designed to provide a safe competition while attracting new and sustainable technologies, making us the perfect test bed for innovation in the UAV-sector

  • WE ARE THE FUTURE OF SPORTS

    Advancements in technology have only recently made UAV racing possible. eVTOL racing will be the next big step in the history of motorsports. We aim to be at the forefront of this futuristic sport

COMPETITION REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN

NEWS: Registration for the 2024 Competition is now open

We have opened up the registration process for all teams. Register your university team now!

Our Team

Student AirRace was founded and is organized by a team of voluntary students from the Technical University of Munich in cooperation with industry experts.

We are an officially accredited interdisciplinary and multicultural student club. Due to their past experiences, our members have gained a lot of knowledge and network in the areas required to set up Student AirRace.

Timeline

First Competition is set to take place in 2024 in southern Germany.

We are on a very tight yet realistic timeline in order to give a challenge to the teams while still allowing them enough time to form

The registration is still open until the 31st of July 2023

The final competition event is set to take place in Q3 2024. Our regulations are currently focusing on the UAV laws required for Germany, which also means that the competition is most likely going to take place in the south of Germany

 

FAQs

  • We are always happy to hear from people who are just as interested in the topic as we are and want to make it become a reality. If you are a student, you can found your own or join a student team at your university to take part in the competition. You can also take part in the design of the regulations and the competition by joining the organizational team. If you are an expert in the field, we would love to hear you feedback. And if you are a company interested in sponsoring we are also always happy to hear from you.

  • We are flying in the A3 class defined by the EASA. This means our UAVs are officially drones with a weight of less than 25kg and don’t need certification or a SORA approval. This makes it very easy for teams to get started. Yet in order to craft a safe competition we will have very strict design and safety regulations which will be comparable the SORA SAIL III.

  • The aircrafts will be Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (so called UAVs) weighing less than 25k and a size of roughly 2mx2m and a fixed propeller configuration.

  • UAV racing has been a very popular sport for some time now. Currently there are even manufacturers working on manned eVTOL racing leagues. We calculated that a drone built according to our regulations will have a topspeed of 180kph and acceleration of four times gravity.

  • Student AirRace is purely a student competition. Only teams consisting of students from universities are allowed to join the competition.

Contact us.

info@student-airrace.com

Lehrstuhl für Hubschraubertechnologie
Boltzmannstraße 15
Garching bei München, 85748