The CompetitionAeroCup Portugal is a yearly university aeronautical competition where teams design, build, and fly UAVs. Each class offers a different level of challenge — from pure engineering design to fully autonomous flight.
Static Events Only
Focus on engineering excellence without building an aircraft. Teams demonstrate mastery through design analysis, documentation, and manufacturing strategy.
- Engineering design & analysis
- Technical documentation
- Manufacturing strategy
- No aircraft build required
Static + Dynamic Events
Design, build, and manually pilot your aircraft through a full programme of static evaluations and flight performance events.
- Aircraft is piloted manually
- Take-off & flight performance
- Manual air drop missions
- Full static evaluation
Static + Dynamic Events
The most demanding class — your aircraft must complete autonomous missions including waypoint navigation, automatic landing, and air drops.
- Autonomous flight missions
- Waypoint navigation
- Automatic landing sequence
- Autonomous air drop