The culminating experience for a BS in Aerospace Engineering at Cal Poly is a year long aircraft design class. At the beginning of the year, we were assigned into groups of five and given our design prompt; design an autonomous fire-fighting aircraft capable of delivering 2,000 gallons of fire retardant or water to a fire per hour to a fire. The aircraft had to be able to operate 24/7 during fire season, respond to fires in 15 minutes or less, integrate with Cal Fire, and be certifiable under FAA jurisdiction. We were also responsible for designing any critical subsystems, ground support equipment, and operating procedures in order for our aircraft to complete the mission, integrate with current Cal Fire assets and procedures, and fly safely in the National Airspace System. To learn more about this project, you can access the poster our team produced for the Senior Design Symposium or a more detailed look at the process and what went into designing our aircraft.