Aeromodelling winners announced
Cruising Heights|June 2023
Boeing recently announced the winners of the eighth annual Boeing National Aeromodelling Competition, a favourite event amongst India's aeromodelling community
Aeromodelling winners announced

With close to 2200 students participating from across the country, this year's competition witnessed a significant increase in engagement during the zonal and national rounds.

The finale, held at the R.V. College of Engineering in Bengaluru, featured 39 finalists from 12 teams. Arshad Khan from Rabindranath Tagore University in Bhopal emerged as the winner of the competition.

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