April 15-17, 2002 - Flight testing of the X-BW Devil Ray, El Mirage dry lakebeds, California. On April 17, the XBW Devil Ray crashed and was destroyed.

March 2002 - Scheduled full systems test, development of ground software.

February 2002 - Avionics systems research, flight qualities analysis, power system development.

January 2002 - TUAV team begins studies for integration of onbboard avionics systems.

December 8, 2001 - TUAV team wins first place among senior design projects showcased at the Fall 2001 Integrated Teaching and Learning Laboratory Design Expo.

December 7, 2001 - Taxi testing of the TUAV. Systems tested: propulsion/fuel, brakes, radio control.

November 28-30, 2001 - The TUAV is showcased at the Core Technologies for Space Systems Conference in Colorado Springs representing the CU Aerospace Department.

November 2001 - Preparation for ground testing. New braking system designed and manufactured in CU Boulder's Aerospace Machine Shop and the ITLL machine shop. Pneumatic braking system changed to mechanical system. Engine installed and duct from external air intake to intake of engine fabricated and installed. Control surfaces mounted, hinged, and integrated with servos. Preliminary power system designed.

November 7-9, 2001 - TUAV coated with automotive paint in CU paint shop.

October 26, 2001 - Engine static testing continued.

October 19, 2001 - First round of engine static testing at Boulder RC airfield.

October 12, 2001 - TUAV displayed at Engineering Advisory Council design expo at the University of Colorado.

September 2001 - Attachment system for access panels finished. Canardevators fabricated and system of canardevator actuation designed. Work done on integration of fuel tank system with propulsion system components. Work done on onboard radio control system, onboard attitude determination system, and tests for attitude determination system telemetry.

August 2001 - Olympus micro gas turbine engine received from AMT. The package included an electronic control unit and automatic startup unit. This engine will provide up to 45 pounds of thrust for the Devil Ray. Paint scheme developed.

July 2001 - Flight testing project proposal, schedule, and budget developed. Contact established with representatives that can assist with flight testing at the MurocModel Masters Group flight test grounds on dry lake beds at Edwards Air Force base.

May/June 2001 - Minor construction tasks continued: fuel tank, engine intake, access panels. Preliminary proposal developed.

April 2001 - Team members recruited to carry on project for 2001-2002 school year. Jesse Riggert, Tucker Hamilton, Thomas Steen, Eric Schleicher, Ben Donberg were recruited to finish construction and integration and to proceed with flight testing. Mark Middleton and Greg Stack would go on to become team leads for the 2001-2002 school year.

2/13/2001 - Project update meeting with General Dynamics and with University of Colorado Aerospace Faculty.

2/2/2001 - 2/4/2001 - All team members attended the American Astronomical Society Conference on Guidance and Control in Breckenridge, Colorado. The flight simulator, Graphical User Interface for the instrument panel, and other project materials were presented during a poster session.

12/12/2000 - 12/30/2000 - The fuselage mold was carved from polystyrene with a hot wire and by hand. Vacuum bagging techniques were used to create the carbon fiber shell of the fuselage from the polystyrene mold.

12/15/2000 - Greg Stack was added to the to flight testing team and Mark Middleton was added as webmaster and to work on temperature and vibration testing.

11/24/2000 - Finalized designs were presented to General Dynamics.

11/20/2000 - A scale model of the X-BW Devil Ray was tested at the Kansas University large subsonic wind tunnel through flow visualization.

11/1/2000 - Construction of the vehicle begins.

10/15/2000 - Finalized contract negotiations with General Dynamics.

9/14/2000 - The Project Receives a Permanent Home The National Instruments Design Studio was assigned to the UCAV team for exclusive use during the 2000-2001 academic school year. Providing secure storage as well as superb access to the University's computing and machining resources, the design studio is the perfect setting to fabricate the vehicle. The National Instruments Design Studio is located in the University's Integrated Teaching and Learning Lab (ITLL), room 2B09.

9/10/2000 - Project Submitted to General Dynamics With the University's administrative duties completed, the final project proposal has been officially submitted for General Dynamics' consideration.

9/7/2000 - Unversity OCG Approves Proposal The final proposal has received go-ahead from the University's Office of Contracts and Grants (OCG). Dr. Donna Gerren was listed as the Primary Investigator with all others on the team listed as Co-Investigators.

9/5/2000 - Wind Tunnel Model Fabricated Using a rapid-prototyping machine and CAD drawings of the vehicle, a 1/10th scale model of the vehicle was created. Built out of rough polystyrene plastic, the model will require several weeks of finishing before it is ready for use.

9/3/2000 - Budget Finalized The UCAV team has identified the hardware and materials required to "make it happen." With this important step completed, the final project proposal can be submitted.

6/29/2000 - Major Design Changes After a Critical Design Review, the UCAV vehicle incorporates major changes. These changes emphasize a shift in tactics from Supression of Enemy Air Defenses (SEAD) to Maritime Patrol and Anti Submarine Warfare (ASW) as the primary role.

4/20/2000 - The UCAV Team Prepares Presentation for General Dynamics With the initial design nearing completion, the UCAV Team will discuss sponsorship of the project with General Dynamics .

4/8/2000 - New Team Member Added As a result of an evaluation of successful group dynamics and workloads, the UCAV team opted to enlist the help of Lynn Berry. Ms. Berry will work on the Electronics and Control systems, as well as servo integration.

3/9/2000 - The UCAV Project Receives "Go-Ahead" from CU After a presentation to key faculty and advisors within the Aerospace Engineering Department, The UCAV Project receives approval as a Senior Design Project.

2/15/2000 - Lead Engineer/ Designer Selects UCAV Team With close cooperation with Eric Cain (System Integration Engineer), John Purvis (Project Lead) selects a team of seven aerospace students to work on the project. The team's goals were stated as developing a feasibility testbed to perform remote payload delivery and autonomous flight.