![Lighter than Air competition](/media/2012/12/WBTS.jpg)
Thirty six student teams designed and created "lighter than air" vehicles in professor Richard Wlezien's aerospace engineering introductory classes. The final projects were showcased in a Dec. 7 fly-off in the Howe Hall atrium. Teams were judged on the construction of their aircraft, and how the aircraft performed required tasks on an obstacle course. A video recap of the daylong event is online. Photo by Bob Elbert.