Hubli :

Students of BVB College of Engineering & Technology (BVB-CET) are learning the techniques of manufacturing an aircraft, helicopters and other safety measures to be incorporated in an aircraft.

The robotics and automation department of BVB College’s initiative has formed the Aeromodelling Club to provide a platform for engineering students to learn how to make aircraft models.

Students will not only get first hand information on how to make an aircraft, but will also be given a chance to create their own aircraft or helicopter by utilizing the available resources in the club and make it fly in their leisure time.

Taking advantage of the club, some students have already created 15-20 different aircraft models. Over 50 students have enrolled with the club and spend their weekends poring over aircraft models and plans.

Speaking to TOI, Chandrakant Narayan Shet, coordinator of Aeromodelling Club, said: “we set up the club with the intention of providing real time experience of making aircraft models to college students, club. Balsa wood, circuits, controller, transmitters, receiver and servo motors and other things are used to design the model aircraft.”

There is no fee to be a member of the club. “We are also planning to train students in making quarter copter which can be used to take aerial photographs or video graph,”Shet added. “Right now the training is for our students. We are ready to guide other college students,” he added.

Mahantesh Bali, 3rd semester student of robotics and automation department, BVB College said: “We get real experience while making of aero models. Recently, I designed a boomerang copter model with the help of the resources available in the club.”

source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / Home> City> Hubli / by Srinivas Reddy, TNN / December 27th, 2012