Our team

The BExA team with the EDF jet

Admin

Dr. Matthew H. McCrink

Faculty Advisor
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
mccrink.2@osu.edu

Program Directors

Subteams

Aerothermal

The Aerothermal Subteam is responsible for understanding and predicting the aerodynamic and thermal environments of the BExA prototype aircraft across all phases of flight.

Structures

The Structures Subteam is responsible for the design, analysis, manufacturing, and testing of the BExA prototype aircraft primary structure.

Propulsion

The Propulsion Subteam is responsible for the design, integration, testing, and validation of all propulsion systems.

Controls

The Controls Subteam designs, develops, and validates the dynamic models, control architectures, and autonomous flight systems required to ensure stable, predictable, and repeatable aircraft behavior across all flight regimes.

Avionics

The Avionics Subteam designs, develops, integrates, and validates all electronic systems that support sensing, communication, power distribution, and onboard computation for the aircraft.

Flight Integration and Test

The Flight Integration and Test Subteam plans, executes, and evaluates all flight operations to ensure safe, controlled, and repeatable testing of BExA prototype aircraft.

Business

The Business Subteam manages the financial, sponsorship, and outreach activities that enable the BExA to design, build, test, and achieve its mission.

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