DCA
The DCA is the first AeroUD aircraft made entirely of composite materials. Carbon, glass, and PVC foam are used on molds milled with a three-axis CNC machine purchased specifically for the project. From then on, all of the team's aircraft would be built this way.
A 3205 mm rectangular wing with elliptical tips, featuring a Selig S1223 profile that tapers into a GOE-796 at the tips to limit induced drag. In Zagreb, it finished fourth out of 28 ranked teams, making it the top Italian entry.
Two years later, it would become the benchmark that Gabriele had to beat.
| Wingspan | 3205 mm — wing area about 1.1 m² |
| Wing chord | 380 mm |
| Airfoil | Selig S1223, GOE-796 at the tips |
| Tail | T-tail, NACA 0009 — 792 mm horizontal stabiliser |
| Set by the rules | APC 13×7 propeller, the same for every team; the disassembled aircraft and its tools inside a single transport box |
| Payload carried | 11.2 kg |
| Team | Team 07 |
