Aircraft

Overall „NIGHT FURY“ Concept

The main mechanical and electrical design considerations

The developed concept is essentially based on the following points

SEPERATE LIFT / THRUST CONCEPT

A seperation between lift and thrust motors proved to be a more stable concept overall. Derived from our experiences we settled for a quadrocopter concept in „pusher“-configuration with a single thruster motor

DIRECTLY DERIVED SHAPE FINDING

With the concept in mind the layout of each and every component followed a strict yet simple design plan. The motor layout with the needed fuselage and wing dimensions produced the twin boom dimensions which finally led to the empennage dimensions

LIGHTWEIGHT CONSTRUCTION

We opted for self-designed components rather than standard parts as it enables heaps of weight savings with the usage of CFRP and self designed moulds. A high flexibility in the shaping of the wings through the use of CFRP skinned foam cores enabled rapid progress in the development and testing phase

IDEALLY INTEGRATED COMPONENTS

The team’s experience with finding and integrating the ideal components, lightweight yet powerful that is, played a major role in building the aircraft. For a highly effective integration of electrical components the self-designed mechanical components proved to be a fitting move in our design plan

MAX. TAKE-OFF WEIGHT

9.25 kg

CRUISE SPEED
 

19 m/s

MAX. POWER
 

4.2 kW

WING SPAN
 

3500 mm