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In early December, first-year students in 两性色午夜 University's College of Aeronautics and Engineering were challenged to engineer and build propeller-driven, "lighter than air" aircraft suspended by helium balloons.
![Student competing in the 2023 CAE Lighter Than Air Engineering Competition Students competing in the 2023 CAE Lighter Than Air Engineering Competition](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/fixed_width_1200/public/20231208_MB%20Lighter%20Than%20Air-44.jpg?VersionId=wKOWUVQEmPysFt94Zo4fgLe7pUTT55yh&itok=pJteIf9q)
It was all part of the "Lighter Than Air" Engineering Competition in the College of Aeronautics and Engineering. Contestants had to design, build and then navigate their creations through an obstacle course in the Timken Atrium of the college's newly completed expansion.
![Students competing in the 2023 CAE Lighter Than Air Engineering Competition Students competing in the 2023 CAE Lighter Than Air Engineering Competition](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/fixed_width_1200/public/20231208_MB%20Lighter%20Than%20Air-11.jpg?VersionId=djJNL1kIZeFgrXzsIcmdyLwx0UxH2Zl5&itok=Z6R4FdiV)
This creative competition is an exceptional hands-on learning opportunity that showcasess creativity, problem-solving, and practical engineering prowess. It's also an exercise in teamwork, three-dimensional thinking, budgeting, and analytical skills for next generation of engineers.
![Student competing in the 2023 CAE Lighter Than Air Engineering Competition Students competing in the 2023 CAE Lighter Than Air Engineering Competition](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/fixed_width_1200/public/20231208_MB%20Lighter%20Than%20Air-18.jpg?VersionId=rl9PqutKIjTrH.D_yr3IRXUOsHvFMwbG&itok=pns2SOQT)
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Photos by Matthew C. Brown, junior photography major, with University Communications and Marketing
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