Student members of the OSU Design Build Fly (DBF) team successfully constructed a competitive “banner towing bush plane” remote control aircraft for the 2020 AIAA DBF competition. Although the competition was cancelled, the aircraft successfully completed all mission requirements and fulfilled the customer requirements of the capstone class. Concurrent mission requirements of speed, payload capacity, takeoff length, and towing ability required a thorough numerical scoring analysis to inform the design direction. Under the experienced guidance of Dr. Roberto Albertani and Dr. Nancy Squires, capstone team members found real world applications for the aerospace concepts many team members were learning in class. Through the iteration of six full scale prototypes, the team employed composite design and manufacturing, analytical and experimental drag characterization, and propulsion testing to converge on the final aircraft. As the only OSU student group focusing on aviation, DBF provided valuable hands on experience to over 20 seniors and underclassmen alike with an interest in aviation. DBF welcomes students of all experience levels to broaden our impact and inspire interest in aerospace careers. Student members have also applied DBF experience to conduct research on relevant aerospace topics including novel non-invasive composite inspection techniques, and active flutter suppression systems for high aspect ratio wings.