An aeronautical competition for university students — design, build, and test an RC aircraft through static and flight evaluations.
Date
July 10–13, 2026
Location
Regimento de Infantaria N.º 10 (RI10)
Av. Marginal, 3810-901 Aveiro, Portugal
Applications
Open until Apr 30
AeroCup 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.
Focus on engineering excellence without building an aircraft. Teams demonstrate mastery through design analysis, documentation, and manufacturing strategy.
Design, build, and manually pilot your aircraft through a full programme of static evaluations and flight performance events.
The most demanding class — your aircraft must complete autonomous missions including waypoint navigation, automatic landing, and air drops.
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