Team Arcis

Team Arcis is a student engineering team at Dayananda Sagar College of Engineering in Bangalore, Karnataka, India. The team designs, builds and flies radio controlled aircraft. It competes in SAE Aero Design and AIAA Design, Build, Fly competitions. The site says the team has run across several academic years.

SAE Aero Design is an annual student competition. Teams build radio controlled aircraft to carry the greatest payload within mission rules. Judges review the design report, the system integration and live flight performance. The site lists the Regular Class as one of the categories.

AIAA Design, Build, Fly sets a new multi mission scoring scenario each year. Teams must optimize aircraft shape, payload and flight profile. The design report makes up a large part of the final score. The site says teams also complete ground and flight missions.

The team is split into divisions. The site lists aerodynamics, structures, avionics, documentation and marketing. Each division has experienced members. Faculty advisors guide the team, and a core leadership of three runs it. The site says each aircraft goes through design, analysis, build, flight testing and iteration.

The site lists 15 or more active members and over 100 alumni. It names the 2026 aircraft Vayu, which competed at SAE Aero Design East in the Regular Class. It names Athena, an AIAA DBF entry from 2025. The sponsors listed are Micropack, 3IdeaTech and Smartlink.

The site lists a phone number, +91 7060676035. The workspace is Minerva 501 in the NEB building. The campus address is Kumaraswamy Layout, Bangalore, Karnataka, 560078. The site offers contact forms for members, sponsors, alumni and media.