Each year, the University of Texas at Arlington hosts a 3D-printed aircraft competition with both rotary and fixed-wing categories. For this project, the team has focused on the rotary-wing category, where each team is allotted eight seconds of powered flight with the goal of maximizing the aircraft’s unpowered flight time. The objective of this project was to design, build, and test a small rotary-wing aircraft constructed entirely with 3D printing that operates safely within a 300ft x 160ft x 30ft area while maximizing the aircraft’s unpowered flight time by July 1, 2025, with a budget of $500. To begin this project, the team determined the performance aspects that were to be maximized on the aircraft. This included how the aircraft would be powered, the unpowered descent, the structure of the aircraft, and how the aircraft would be controlled. Models from past years and various rotary aircraft models were explored to form multiple solutions for each performance aspect. The team then discussed the best combination of ideas to maximize the aircraft’s unpowered flight time. Once the team had a basic idea of what was required for the project, a budget and timeline were constructed.