Innovation in Aeronautics: Man-made Flying Saucers

Recently, the company has innovated Skylifter Australian aircraft. This has made flying saucers like a balloon that can lift up to 150 tons, compared to the previous maximum of 20 tonnes. The balloon, as if separated from exratereştrii films, brings us a new way that we can carry supplies, people and heavy equipment and even some buildings in places inaccessible to other means of transport. The company chose to offer this aircraft as a sailing unlike current models with spherical or elongated.

Make flying goods firm Skylifter

Unlike existing transport helicopters, the aircraft can carry heavy objects Skylifter up to 150 tons with a speed of over 80kmh and at distances over 2000 km.

Also, innovative form of like a sail allows this aircraft to be more maneuverable in the wind. Also, the balloon acts as a parachute when coming down, making the landing to be smoother.

The company plans to use a different Skylifter own innovation, Voith-Schneider propellers. They can be used both for speed and cornering, unlike existing propellers. The speed of the aircraft will move will depend on the speed of rotation of the propellers and the direction of the inclination of the blades that make up the propellers.

Australian company has already built a prototype with a diameter of 18 meters Vikki called to demonstrate a principle developed. But Vikki currently remains on the ground, having a propulsion system attached.

Engineers plan in the future to build a model Lucy with a diameter of 150 meters. However, to achieve this is about 3 years.