Built by students.
Cleared for flight.
Our First Project.
Our First Aircraft
Nowhere to go
but up.
MiniFlight EVTOL is WATFlight's first autonomous aircraft — vertical take-off, electric propulsion, and student-engineered from the ground up at the University of Waterloo.
EngineeringAutonomy.
From airframes to autonomous flight control, every system on MiniFlight EVTOL was designed, built, and tested by University of Waterloo students.
Flight Specifications
The numbers
speak for themselves.
1.2
kg
All-Up Weight
122
km/h
Top Speed
800
mm
Wingspan
68
km/h
Cruise Speed
The sky was
never the limit.
Where We Compete
Competing on the world stage.
RoboNation
SUAS Competition
The Student Unmanned Aerial Systems Competition challenges teams to design, build, and fly fully autonomous drones. WATFlight will compete in autonomous navigation, obstacle avoidance, object detection, and payload delivery — putting our engineering to the test against top university teams.
Sep 14–17, 2026
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Airbus
Fly Your Ideas
Airbus's global student innovation challenge asks teams to tackle real aerospace industry problems. The 2026 theme focuses on innovative digital technologies to secure tomorrow's connected aerospace systems. Finalists earn guaranteed Airbus internships and pitch live to industry leaders.
Finals June 25, 2026
Remote · Farnborough Airshow
Partner With Us
Help us build the future of flight.
WATFlight is a University of Waterloo student design team building autonomous aerial vehicles. Your sponsorship directly funds aircraft development, competition entries, and hands-on engineering education.
Captain
$2,000+
- ✓Large logo on ALL aircraft made by WATFlight
- ✓Logo on the wall of our workshop
- ✓Logo featured on our website in the Captain Tier
- ✓Priority access to internal recruitment and networking events
- ✓DIY team logo mechanism (3D-printed), designed by the WATFlight Engineering Team
First Officer
$750+
- ✓Large logo on competition aircraft made by WATFlight
- ✓Logo featured on our website in the First Officer Tier
- ✓Access to internal recruitment events
- ✓3D-printed WATFlight Logo with white LED lighting, designed by the Engineering Team
Second Officer
$300+
- ✓Small logo on competition aircraft made by WATFlight
- ✓Logo featured on our website in the Second Officer Tier
- ✓3D-printed WATFlight Logo gifted by the Engineering Team
Our Sponsors
Captain Tier
First Officer Tier
Second Officer Tier
Interested in sponsoring?
Reach out to our team to discuss partnership opportunities.
The people behind WATFlight
With a team like this,
there's nowhere to go but up.
Get Involved
Want to join
WATFlight?
We're always looking for passionate engineers, designers, and builders. Here's how to get started:
01
Email a Lead
Reach out directly to any of our team leads above. Tell us about yourself, your skills, and what you're excited to work on.
02
Join our Discord
Join the WATFlight Discord server and send a message to the leads. Introduce yourself and we'll get back to you shortly.
03
Visit Us in Person
Come find us at EC4, Room 1047 at the University of Waterloo. Notify Jackie beforehand so we can be ready for you.