IP Plane

On May 24th, we received a visit from the examiner, Mr. Poeschel. Since our Pitts model is intended to take flight upon completion of the project, quality and safety are of the utmost importance. Therefore, we have regular inspections in which the Federal Aviation Office is updated (LBA) on the current status of the aircraft […]

The open day was a remarkable event held at the university to provide interested individuals with comprehensive information about the university’s study programs and projects. On May 13, 2023, as an integral part of the International Project Engineering degree program, the IP-Plane project proudly showcased its progress by opening the hangar doors wide to visitors. […]

As part of the „Integrative Project“ course, the International Project Engineering program provides students with the opportunity to participate in the IP Plane project during their 6th semester. Over the course of the semester, a team of 22 students from six departments, including the Project Office, Marketing Team, and four construction teams, continues working on […]

On 18/01/2022, the IP Plane team of the winter semester 22/23 reached the third milestone. At the M3 presentation, all team supervisors presented their team’s work to the project sponsors Jochen Brune and Markus Wachter. According to their feedback, the team overall has made good progress. With the presentation completed, this semester’s work is officially […]

On a sunny November weekend, the IP Plane Team had its team event of the semester. We took advantage of the excellent weather conditions and flew with sailplanes as guests of the flying club Akaflieg Tübingen at the Übersberg airfield. Every team member had the opportunity to gain their first flying experience and enjoy a […]

The construction phase has come to an end. Here is an insight into the work of the wing team: The main task of the wing team was drilling the drag wire holes. As a model, preparations were made, such as preliminary drawings and adjustments to the drilling jig. Next, the holes were pre-drilled to ensure […]

The new semester has been working for about a month now. In the beginning, in the handover, we had the opportunity to get a first impression of the upcoming work. Over two days, the old project team introduced us to their working lives and gave us helpful tips. After two weeks of the planning phase, […]

On 29/6/2022, the IP Plane team of the summer semester 2022 had their third milestone. At the M3 an overall review of the project was given. The Project Office, Marketing Team, and all three Construction Teams presented the total project progress and goals achieved to the project sponsors Jochen Brune and Markus Wachter. FuselageThe Fuselage […]

For the first time in the IP Plane project a team organised an event on an airfield. Each team member had the opportunity to enjoy a ten-minute flight at the Rossfeld airfield and gain their first flying experience. Each team member could fly one of the three airplane models: Scheibe SF-25c Ikarus C42c Zlin Savage […]

This Wednesday the team reached their second milestone (M2) and additionally in the morning two reporters came to visit the team. In the M2 presentation each team gave an update on their current status. The sponsors were therefore informed how the project is doing after the completion of the execution & controlling phase. The Project […]