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The Hindustan Group of Institutions, in an effort to foster creativity and innovation,
conducted the “Hindustan Aeromodelling Competition” -HAC’24 on 17th May 2024 at
Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science’s (HITS) Bay Range Campus, Padur from 9a.m. to 5 p.m.
The exhilarating competition was attended by over 150 teams of college and school students
and 250+ students participated in the event in junior, senior and open categories. Over 20
schools, 35 colleges and aeromodelling enthusiasts from across the nation participated in the event. This competition provided a unique platform for participants to showcase their talent, engineering skills, and passion for aeromodelling.
The competition was planned in three categories including Chuck Glider Competition in the Junior Category for School Students; Fixed Wing Micro Category Competition in the Senior Category for College Students and Fixed Wing Small Category Competition in the Open
category that was open to all students.
The junior category competition that saw participation from 18 schools was aimed at honing the aeromodelling skills and hands-on experience of the participants and exceptional students were awarded Rs. 20,000 for 1st place, Rs. 15,000 for 2nd place and Rs. 10,000 for 3rd place.
The winner of the Junior Category in the Chuck Glider Competition were Srihari V from Seed Academy, Chennai, who took first place with a time of 3.77 seconds. D. Akash from Government Higher Secondary School, Kaanathur, ECR, Chennai secured the second spot with a time of 3.51 seconds, and S. Ezhil Karthik from AM Jain School, Nanganallur,
Chennai, claimed third place, completing his run in 3.49 seconds.
The senior category saw students from 19 colleges modeled and flew RC planes for
designated missions with weight of upto 2 Kgs and a payload of 200 gms with an aim to win
cash prizes of Rs. 30,000 for 1st prize holders and Rs. 15,000 and Rs. 10,000 for second and
third place respectively. In the Senior Fixed Wing Micro Category Competition, Dhanush
from KPR Institute of Technology, Coimbatore, won first prize. Yash Arya from MS Ramiah
Institute, Bangalore, took second place, and Rahul from Saveetha Engineering College,
Chennai, finished in third place.
For the open category that was open to all had 18 Schools/Colleges/aero-enthusiasts students
display their RC model design skills and experience in flying the RC plane in designated loop maneuvering and payload dropping. The planes could be up to 5 Kg with a static payload of 200 gms and a dynamic payload of 200 gms. The cash prize of Rs. 60,000 was awarded to the 1st place holder; Rs. 25,000 for 2nd Place and Rs. 15,000 for 3rd place. The Open Category saw Rayan from Crescent University, Chennai, winning first prize, while Nandan Prabhu, a Grade 10 student from MAV Vidhyashram, Chennai, secured the second spot. All winners received cash prizes according to their respective categories.
The Inauguration function was graced by the presence of Mr. Rajesh Gudipudi DGM
Aviation, Aviation Fuel Station and Marketing Division, Indian Oil Corporation Limited,
Chennai International Airport as Chief Guest and Shri. S. A. Nambi, Former Regional
Deputy Commissioner, Bureau of Civil Aviation Security, Ministry of Civil Aviation, India
as the Guest of Honour along with eminent higher officials from HGI. Winners of the
competition were awarded the total prize money of Rs. 2 Lakh during the valedictory
function.
