On July 12, 2017, Student Aircraft Builders (SAB) welcomed a group of students from the Upward Bound program to their hangar at Willard Airport. The visiting students had the chance to tour the SAB aerospace museum, ride in one of the SAB flight simulators, and see SAB’s under-construction Zenith Aircraft.…
February GM The February GM will take place on Tuesday, March 7 at 6:00 PM in 106B1 Engineering Hall. It can be found on the SAB calendar on the home page. At the GM the next VP Ops will be voted in, so attend if you can! EOH Sign-Up EOH…
As SAB prepares for a new year and former leaders are sent off to live their lives, the club will need successors to fill their roles. This means that leadership opportunities for executive positions will be opening up! The three major positions that will be available are the President, Vice…
February General Meeting – Mid-End of Feb The next GM will be in the middle/end of February, likely after spring break. What better way to spend an afternoon than listening to team updates, hearing important news, and hanging out with your fellow SAB squad! New members are always encouraged to…
Zenith Team Over winter break, a Builder Bootcamp worked on the Zenith and made great progress! The firewall was completely assembled, and they began integration of the cabin frame. Unfortunately, there were alignment issues with it, and the team is currently working on resolving them. Once the cabin frame is…
The SAB website is finally complete! Feel free to explore the new site and admire its beauty. Be sure to check out the projects SAB is currently working on. If there are any questions, comments, concerns, or great ideas, feel free to contact Kevin Burns at kjburns2@illinois.edu.