By Morgan Brewster, marketing communications intern
The IT Flies! aircraft simulation competition is a tradition very close to the heart of the University of Dayton School of Engineering. Every year, the Merlin Flight Simulation Group and the School of Engineering host student teams from the United States and the United Kingdom on campus in the Flight Simulation Laboratory in Kettering Labs. During the competition, test pilots from the Society of Experimental Test Pilots fly the student-designed simulations and contribute significantly to their aircraft design knowledge-base. This year, IT Flies! celebrated 10 years of friendly competition across the globe on April 17th.