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
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.
Conversion to Electric Aircraft
Converted the team to electric aircraft, which was a major challenge but we were able to achieve it.
First fully autonomous aircraft
Achieved the first fully autonomous flight in the history of the team
Competition History
UAVC ICMTC - Fixed Wing Challenge
Cairo, Egypt
4th Place Overall
AIAA Design/Build/Fly (DBF)
Arizona, USA
53rd Place Overall
Egypt International Science and Technology Fair (EISTF)
Egypt
First Place
SAE Aero-Design West
California, USA
9th Place Overall
SAE Aero-Design West
California, USA
5th Place Overall
SAE Aero-Design West
California, USA
4th Place Overall