Open door day 2023

Open door day 2023

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. […]

Project Start for the Summer Semester 2023

Project Start for the Summer Semester 2023

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 […]

Third Milestone (M3)

Third Milestone (M3)

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 […]

Team Event Summer Semester 2022

Team Event Summer Semester 2022

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 […]

Second Milestone (M2)

Second Milestone (M2)

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 […]

Project Start  for Summer Semester 2022

Project Start for Summer Semester 2022

The study program International Project Engineering offers the possibility to be a part of the IP Plane project in the 6th semester. The IP Plane project is part of a course named “Integrative Project”. During the duration of the semester a team of students continue to work on the plane of the last semester by […]

Start of work on engine

Start of work on engine

The Engine Team concludes the presentation of the whole IP Plane Team this semester. WIth high precision and high effort, they worked on the engine for our stunt aircraft. They were the first-ever team for this aircraft to unpack the engine and work on it. First things first, all the parts related to the engine […]

Work process – Fuselage Team

Work process – Fuselage Team

The Fuselage Team of this semester’s IP Plane Team also made progress over the last few weeks. They started by drilling the holes in the sheet metal and attached the Nut Plates to properly connect the sheet metal to the frame. For the pilot’s well-being in the canopy, it was necessary to refit it to […]

Start of lower wing assembly

Start of lower wing assembly

This semester’s Wing Team is already deep within the construction of the lower wing pair. After the Helling, the workbench for wing assembly, was set up, the team could fix the spars on it and work on both lower wings (left and right) simultaneously. One of the first tasks our Wing Team was occupied with […]