Our Story

A journey of innovation, dedication, and excellence in aerospace engineering

Our Journey Since 2016

The Lycans AeroDesign Team was born from a shared passion for aerospace engineering and a desire to push the boundaries of what student teams can achieve. Founded in 2016, we started as a small group of dedicated students with big dreams.

Over the years, we've grown from a fledgling team to world champions, consistently improving our designs and performance. Our journey has been marked by innovation, perseverance, and an unwavering commitment to excellence.

Today, we continue to design and build cutting-edge aircraft, compete at the highest levels, and inspire the next generation of aerospace engineers. Our team combines diverse expertise in aerodynamics, structures, propulsion, avionics, and systems engineering to create aircraft that are both innovative and competitive.

Key Milestones

2016

Foundation

Lycans AeroDesign Team was founded by a group of passionate engineering students from Faculty of Engineering, Alexandria University under the supervision of Dr. Mohsen Osman.

2019

Conversion to Electric Aircraft

Converted the team to electric aircraft, which was a major challenge but we were able to achieve it.

2025

First fully autonomous aircraft

Achieved the first fully autonomous flight in the history of the team

Competition History

2025

UAVC ICMTC - Fixed Wing Challenge

Cairo, Egypt

4th Place Overall

2025

AIAA Design/Build/Fly (DBF)

Arizona, USA

53rd Place Overall

2024

Egypt International Science and Technology Fair (EISTF)

Egypt

First Place

2024

SAE Aero-Design West

California, USA

9th Place Overall

2023

SAE Aero-Design West

California, USA

5th Place Overall

2022

SAE Aero-Design West

California, USA

4th Place Overall