A team of students from the Department of Mechanical Engineering (DME), CUI Wah Campus participated in and won RC plane flying competition Taakra’23 by the University of Central Punjab. The event was held from February 23-26, 2023, in which 14 teams from across the country showcased their skills and expertise in building and flying RC planes. The teams were first judged based on their knowledge related to aerodynamics, electronics, and principles of flight. The winning criteria for the competition was based on the maximum time of flight that the plane could stay in the sky. After several rounds of intense competition, the team "Ascenders” of CUI Wah emerged victorious with an impressive flight time of 18 minutes.

The team of CUI Wah Campus was composed of Mr. Usama Javed and Mr. Usama Akram who are students of the Department of Mechanical Engineering (DME), and members of the AIAA students Chapter of CUI Wah, being supervised by Dr. Muhammad Shoaib Naseem, Assistant Professor of DME.