The occasion marked the end of more than four years of work by more than 180 students in Southwest High School's aviation program.
Dragon 1, an aircraft built by Southwest High School students, takes its inaugural flight at Stinson Municipal Airport on Monday.A student mariachi band broke into song and cheerleaders shook pompoms on a crisp Monday morning as the single propeller on Dragon 1, a small airplane built by Southwest High School students, roared to life before taking off on its first official flight.
The occasion marked the culmination of more than four years of work by more than 180 students who participated in aviation program at the high school. Launched in 2018, it is the only such program in the state to have built a plane from scratch in this manner, according to officials. Southwest High School’s student-built aircraft, Dragon 1, prepares for its inaugural flight at Stinson Municipal Airport.She used her knowledge from the program to apply for a scholarship to an aviation program at South Dakota University, where she obtained flight hours toward her license.
Raul Rivas, another junior at the school, was among the students responsible for putting the finishing touches on the plane. Riley Smith, who graduated from Southwest in 2022, proudly pointed to the contraptions as they were placed under the wheels after the rotor stopped.He was also the first in a line of people to shake the pilot’s hand, reminiscing over the long road to the first flight.
Southwest ISD Superintendent Jeanette Ball celebrates as Dragon 1, a student-built airplane, lifts off the runway at Stinson Municipal Airport on Monday.Medlin first helped a church youth group build a plane and in doing so met Wayne Fagan, the chair of theFunding for the plane kit came from Southwest Independent School District’s education foundation, according to a district spokeswoman, while the Dee Howard Foundation funded educational opportunities and field trips related to aviation.
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