A team of aerospace engineering aces flew the NTU flag and took top spot in an aircraft design competition organised by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, the first time in recent years a university outside the US has emerged as champs. Under the wing of Dr Chow Wai Tuck, Class of 2022 grads Tang Wen Yue, Ler Puay Him, Tock Wenhui, Tamas Szecsenyi, Kenneth Neoh and Lee Cherng En wowed the judges with their entry, a purpose-built firefighting aircraft equipped with the latest technology for safe low-level flying, while still being economical to operate.