Nanchang Aviation University builds a vertical take-off and landing solar aircraft
Jiangxi college students make vertical take-off and landing solar aircraft, On May 28, an entirely solar-powered "aircraft" successfully made its first test flight at Nanchang University of Aeronautics, and the team that produced the "aircraft" was all students from Nanchang Aviation University. Whole machine without a piece of metal overall weight 300g The so-called "aircraft" is actually a four-way square flight platform called the full solar vertical take-off and landing flight satellite platform, which was jointly developed by four college students from Nanchang Aviation University. The reporter saw that the height of the flight platform was about 50 cm. 44 solar panels were installed on the 1.5 square meter platform to provide power for the 4 rotors. Production team leader, Nan Wei University of Aeronautics flight engineering junior David told reporters that the biggest highlight of this flight platform is light, the whole machine does not have a piece of metal, the overall weight of only 300 grams. "The aircraft itself is a very power-consuming guy, but the power of solar cells is quite limited, and we have to ensure that there is a certain load, so how to reduce the weight of the aircraft itself is a big challenge." David said, "To this end, We referenced the cranes on the construction site and designed the triangular pyramid cantilever truss structure. The ultra light carbon fiber round rod composite material was used to make the frame. While ensuring the stability, the weight was greatly reduced.†According to David, with the exception of motors and rotors, all parts of the flight platform were manually processed by the team of four people, which took more than five months. "This flight platform has the largest volume and lightest weight among similar domestic flight platforms and has already applied for patents," said David. Long-term hovering over the air market “Because the flight platform has the functions of vertical take-off and landing and hovering in the air, it is very widely used in practical applications.†David explained that the practical application of this flight platform is mainly located on the unmanned star relay platform, “Our flight platform With solar energy as the main energy source, it can hover over the air for a long time and can realize satellite signal relay in remote mountain areas." In addition, in response to the frequent occurrence of freezing rain and snow in the south, the flight platform is also equipped with “skills†for automatically melting and removing snow. “The freezing weather of rain and snow can cause ice on the surface of high-voltage wires, and the deicing work must be carried out manually. It is not only a heavy workload, but also inefficient and very dangerous. The flight platform can set a fixed flight line along the high-voltage wires. The de-icing agent is on the fly," said David. "When the ice is thick at some place, our flight platform can also hover there for continuous de-icing. Only helicopters can do this." Reporter Deng Xiaoyong Guangzhou Jointair Co., Ltd. , https://www.jointairaccessories.com
The plane hovered about 2 meters from the ground.