FLARE Darmstadt

Projects

From research to flight

Project SAKA

Our competition aircraft built for the international Xtrachallenge 2025 in Valencia. Fully student designed with optimized aerodynamics, fiberglass composite structure, and manual flight control. Awarded the Best Performing Aircraft trophy among international teams.

Solar Powered UAV for Forest Fire Detection

A long endurance fixed wing aircraft designed to monitor large forest areas using clean energy. Equipped with solar enhanced wings, onboard processing, and thermal imaging hardware provided by partners, this project aims to support early detection of wildfires and reduce environmental damage.

Air Cargo Challenge Development Program

Our ongoing structural and aerodynamic research for Europe’s largest UAV competition. Students develop high performance lightweight aircraft with a focus on payload efficiency, structural integrity, and manufacturability.

School STEM Outreach Aircraft

A series of small educational UAVs built together with secondary+ school students. These hands on platforms introduce aerodynamics, 3D design, and electronics through real engineering tasks.

Community Integration Through Engineering Program

A social impact project aimed at connecting students from diverse backgrounds through teamwork, problem solving, and shared engineering goals. Participants collaborate on aircraft components, simulations, and small flight demonstrations.

Gallery Highlights

Snapshots of our team engineering solar-powered UAVs and winning at XTRAC Challenge.

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