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- "body": "[{\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"value\": \"<p><strong>The McGill Drones and Vertical Flight Society</strong> The\\r\\nMcGill Drones and Vertical Flight Society, also known as MDVFS, is a\\r\\nprominent engineering design team based at McGill University in\\r\\nMontreal, Quebec, Canada. This dedicated team actively participates in\\r\\nthe prestigious international Vertical Flight Society's UAS (Unmanned\\r\\nAerial Systems) design competition known as\\r\\nDesign-Build-Vertical-Flight, where they have demonstrated their\\r\\nengineering prowess and innovation.</p>\\r\\n<p>McGill University offers an undergraduate concentration in\\r\\nAeronautical Engineering and a Master\\u2019s program in Aerospace\\r\\nEngineering, and the Engineering faculty conducts ground-breaking\\r\\nresearch in collaboration with the vast Montreal aerospace industry.\\r\\nThere are over 40 faculty members at McGill concentrating on\\r\\naerospace-related research with over $20M per year in aerospace research\\r\\nprograms and over 4,500 students in the Faculty of Engineering at\\r\\nMcGill.</p>\\r\\n<p>MDVFS provides our fellow students with an inclusive learning\\r\\nenvironment about aircraft design, allowing members to apply in-class\\r\\ntheories in real-life such as fluid mechanics, computational\\r\\naerodynamics, and aircraft performance, stability, and control.</p>\\r\\n<h2 id=\\\"history\\\">History</h2>\\r\\n<p>The history of MDVFS is closely intertwined with the previous\\r\\naerospace engineering design team, \\\"AERO McGill.\\\" AERO McGill was a\\r\\npioneering group in the field of aerospace engineering at McGill\\r\\nUniversity. However, as circumstances evolved, AERO McGill disbanded,\\r\\ncreating an opportunity for the emergence of MDVFS as a more prominent\\r\\nand specialized design team.</p>\\r\\n<h3 id=\\\"previous_drone_designs\\\">Previous Drone Designs</h3>\\r\\n<p>MDVFS has consistently showcased its commitment to innovation and\\r\\nexcellence through its participation in the Vertical Flight Society's\\r\\nUAS design competition, Design-Build-Vertical-Flight. Let's explore the\\r\\nhistory of MDVFS's previous drone designs over the years:</p>\\r\\n<p><img src=\\\"2020-2021_Design.png\\\" title=\\\"2020-2021 Design\\\" width=\\\"220\\\"\\r\\nalt=\\\"2020-2021 Design\\\" /> 2020-2021 Design Year: In their inaugural\\r\\nyear, MDVFS entered the competition with their first drone design.\\r\\nAlthough they received honorable mentions, it was a significant\\r\\nachievement for a new team finding its footing in the challenging world\\r\\nof vertical flight. This competition was fully online because of the\\r\\npandemic, yet this event started the engineering journey that this team\\r\\nwas envisioning.</p>\\r\\n<p><img src=\\\"2021-2022_Design.png\\\" title=\\\"2021-2022 Build\\\" width=\\\"220\\\"\\r\\nalt=\\\"2021-2022 Build\\\" /> 2021-2022 Design Year: Building on their\\r\\ninitial experience, MDVFS designed an improved drone that garnered more\\r\\nattention and recognition. Their dedication and technical expertise\\r\\nearned them a place among the top competitors in the competition,\\r\\ndemonstrating their rapid growth and potential. Still a fair distance\\r\\naway from the podium, the honorable mention still motivated the team to\\r\\nbecome much more integrated in McGill's culture. This year also\\r\\ninitiated a better engineering structure, a much more popular case\\r\\ncompetition and several other successful networking events for industry\\r\\nprofessionals and McGill students as part of its mission to expand the\\r\\nvertical flight community.</p>\\r\\n<p><img src=\\\"2022-2023_Design.png\\\" title=\\\"2022-2023 Design\\\" width=\\\"220\\\"\\r\\nalt=\\\"2022-2023 Design\\\" /> <img src=\\\"2022-2023_Build.png\\\"\\r\\ntitle=\\\"2022-2023 Build\\\" width=\\\"220\\\" alt=\\\"2022-2023 Build\\\" /> 2022-2023\\r\\nDesign Year: The year 2022-2023 marked a breakthrough for MDVFS. They\\r\\nnot only secured the third place overall in the Vertical Flight\\r\\nSociety's UAS design competition but also received the prestigious\\r\\nJudges Award for Perseverance. This remarkable achievement showcased\\r\\nMDVFS's commitment to overcoming challenges and their unwavering\\r\\ndedication to advancing vertical flight technology. This design year has\\r\\nreally launched the team to new heights. Multiple engineering capstone\\r\\nprojects were initiated, partnerships in research and development of\\r\\nmultiple prototype drones all started because of a series of small\\r\\nvictories, which slowly but surely propelled the team to its current\\r\\nstatus as a pillar of quality engineering at McGill.</p>\\r\\n<h2 id=\\\"micro_internships_and_case_competitions\\\">Micro-Internships and\\r\\nCase Competitions</h2>\\r\\n<p>MDVFS has also been proactive in hosting micro-internships and case\\r\\ncompetitions to provide students with valuable hands-on experience and\\r\\nexposure to real-world aerospace challenges. Here's a brief history of\\r\\nthe last two micro-internships/case competitions hosted by MDVFS:</p>\\r\\n<p><img src=\\\"Case_Competition.JPG\\\" title=\\\"2020-2021 Design\\\" width=\\\"220\\\"\\r\\nalt=\\\"2020-2021 Design\\\" /> 2022: MDVFS continued its\\r\\nmicro-internship/case competition, offering students the opportunity to\\r\\nwork on cutting-edge aerospace projects. This event was focused on using\\r\\ndrones as a solution for finding avalanche victims after such an\\r\\nincident.</p>\\r\\n<p>2023: Building on the success of the first event, MDVFS organized a\\r\\nsecond micro-internship/case competition, providing another opportunity\\r\\nfor students to engage in hands-on aerospace projects. The competition's\\r\\ngrowth and impact demonstrated MDVFS's commitment to nurturing the next\\r\\ngeneration of aerospace engineers.</p>\\r\\n<p>With a rich history of drone designs and a commitment to providing\\r\\npractical experience through micro-internships and case competitions,\\r\\nMDVFS continues to excel in the field of aerospace engineering and\\r\\nvertical flight technology.</p>\\r\\n\", \"id\": \"9c26250f-bd93-4765-92be-7a73d6b08bd5\"}]",

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