Indian students send highest number of entries for Airbus competition

New Delhi: A few years from now, the Airbus aircraft you board could well be partially designed by Indian students.
A student competition organised by the European aircraft manufacturer has seen the highest number of entries so far from India — more than 50 out of 250 teams.
The competition, the first of its kind, calls for students to give their ideas on areas like aircraft parts, materials and systems. Eighty per cent of Indian applications for the competition are from the Indian Institutes of Technology in Delhi, Kharagpur, Chennai and Mumbai. Registration ends on December 1. The winning team will be announced at the Paris air show on June 19 next year.
Airbus will select 100 teams in the first round through an online quiz on the aviation industry and this shortlist will eventually be whittled down to five finalists. An Airbus coach will help the teams upgrade their projects. The winning project could be incorporated in one of Airbus’ programmes later.
“This competition is a great and exciting way to get people interested in considering aviation as a career. As an innovative leader we are always on the look-out for ideas of innovation and for people who think differently,” said Airbus spokesperson Justin Dubon.
24/11/08 Business Standard

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