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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
