Aero Design: an engineering challenge with emphasis on designBy Bob TarlauPhotos by Bob Tarlau except as notedAs seen in the September 2012 issue of Model Aviation.It was a cold, windy, rainy morning in mid-March, in Van Nuys, California. I was the first member of the San Fernando Valley RC Flyers (AMA club #152) to arrive at Apollo 11 Field in the Sepulveda Basin.It was still dark, and water was beginning to puddle in the pit area. It was hard to believe that 90 minutes later, 372 students from 53 universities around the world would be here too, despite this blowing rain. The students…