Requirements include a minimum time to altitude, a minimum altitude to release the module, and a safe return to a designated target. It has the potential to be modified to carry the desired crew escape module and release mechanism, yet will challenge the students' ingenuity, technical skill, and teamwork capability in multiple disciplines. It has a wingspan of 1.3 meters and a launch weight of 0.7 kilograms.
Control is provided by three microservo channels, commanded by radio controllers.
How students achieve the design objectives is open to their ingenuity. Adding a payload module would require assessment of its effect on glider aerodynamics, flight mechanical performance, and stability and control. Design iterations will be necessary, possibly including wing redesign. The tracking and navigation requirement will again challenge the students' ingenuity, and may be approached either in a rudimentary or a sophisticated manner. Throughout the feasibility assessment phase, the students will focus on the goal of developing a marketable contest concept for wide applicability to the target groups.