Episode 81: Flexcraft, the flexible aircraft
It’s all about a wing. This is the basis of Flexcraft, the flexible aircraft, which is an innovative technology devised by Técnico researchers and students at the beginning of this century. It was designed to be operated remotely, almost like an air taxi that can grab various types of cabins with various applications, from transporting goods to rescuing victims. This flexible aircraft was designed to be 15 metres from one wing tip to the other, and to transport a load of 1000 kg (or 8/9 passengers) for about 500 kilometres. As an object, it exists only as a model with 10 per cent of the idealised size, and there is also a full-size cabin, which was presented at Técnico in 2020.
- Acknowledgements:
Fernando Lau
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