AEAC fixed-wing concept proposal
My concept proposal to UVic AERO for the 2027 AEAC competition aircraft: a fast twin-motor fixed-wing. One option for the team to consider, not a final design.
- Fusion 360
- flow5
- AeroSandbox
Mechanical Engineering (Co-op), University of Victoria · Class of 2029
James Ransom
Mechanical engineering student at UVic, focused on UAVs, aerospace and marine systems.
Available for a Spring co-op term
- A+ average8.69 of 9.0 in Mechanical Engineering at UVic
- Co-op term 1 doneSummer 2026, building software for a live business
- UVic AEROMechanical team, AEAC student UAS competition
- BilingualFluent in English and French
Selected work
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Lofted glider
A sailplane modelled in Fusion 360 from three-view reference images. A personal project, made for fun and to learn lofting.
- Fusion 360
CookSmart operations and CRM
A sales and operations system replacing a cooking-camp company's spreadsheets. I gathered the requirements, designed the data model and delivered in milestones.
- TypeScript
- PostgreSQL
- QuickBooks Online
- Squarespace
- Resend
SmartSpace Systems
A Raspberry Pi Pico W doorway counter that switches lights on only when a room is occupied and dark. Built and tested for UVic Facilities Management.
- Raspberry Pi Pico W
- MicroPython
- IR break-beam
- PIR sensor
- Excel
About
I'm a second-year mechanical engineering co-op student at UVic and a member of the UVic AERO mechanical team. I like hands-on engineering where I can test and validate whether the design actually works: an airframe sized and checked in simulation, a sensor controller tested trial by trial, and business software delivered for a live client.