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UMD TerraLift

University of Maryland

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Maryland's rotorcraft lab bringing decades of helicopter research to the heavy-lift UAS domain.

Aircraft

NameGamera Heavy

Weight43.9 lbs

Best Payload175.6 lbs

Ratio4:1

Team Members

Dr. Inderjit ChopraFaculty Lead

Laura HendersonGraduate Lead

Kevin TranRotor Design

Nate CooperPilot (RPIC)

Design Concept

Single main rotor with tail rotor configuration, scaled from full-size helicopter design principles. Optimized blade geometry for high disk loading at competition payload levels.

Flight Windows

Day 4

2026-08-05

7:00 AM - 8:30 AM

Lane 2

Day 6

2026-08-07

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Lane 2