Skybridge Heileacoptair Gun Sgioba by Chen Xu

Skybridge Heileacoptair Gun Sgioba by Chen Xu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 Duais Airgid A' Design Award in Dealbhadh Ama ri Teachd Competition Category.

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Skybridge Heileacoptair Gun Sgioba

by Chen Xu

Client: Beihang University

Duais Airgid A' Design Award Winner in Ama ri Teachd Category

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The Design

About Skybridge Heileacoptair Gun Sgioba

'S e heileacoptair gun sgioba a th' ann an Skybridge a chaidh a dhealbhadh airson bathar a lìbhrigeadh bho shoithichean gu eileanan gun phuirt. Tha cumadh na frèam-adhair a' leantainn cruthan sruthlìnichte fàs-bheairtean mara gus slaodadh agus cleachdadh lùtha a lùghdachadh. Tha panailean a' bhodhaig air am moldadh ann an aon phìos bho stuthan co-dhèanta, agus tha an structar taobh a-staigh a' cleachdadh fibear gualain airson lùghdachadh cuideim de 32 sa cheud. Le siostam crochaidh ioma-dhubhan agus uinnsichean fon bhodhaig, faodar luchd de 260 cileagram a ghiùlan aig àirdean suas gu 6,000 meatair agus ann an gaothan de 12 meatair san diog. Bidh luchd-obrachaidh air soitheach taice a' stiùireadh na heileacoptair air astar, air an treòrachadh le camarathan agus mothachairean air bòrd.

The Recognition

About the Duais Airgid A' Design Award

Tha Skybridge Heileacoptair Gun Sgioba air Duais Airgid A' Design Award a bhuannachadh, aithneachadh gu math urramach a bheirear do dhealbhaidhean den chiad ìre, àlainn agus drùidhteach. Tha buannaichean Airgid nan obraichean anabarrach boillsgeach agus gu math cruthachail a nochdas sàr-eòlas, tàlant agus geurchuis an luchd-dealbhaidh. Thathar an dùil gum bi Skybridge Heileacoptair Gun Sgioba na obair mhìorbhaileach, na sàr-eisimpleir a tha gu sònraichte proifeiseanta agus gu domhainn ùr-ghnàthach. Tha an dealbhadh seo a bhuannaich Duais Airgid A' Design Award na innleachd glè fhaicsinneach, ion-mholta a bhrosnaicheas crìochan ealain, saidheans, dealbhaidh agus teicneolais. Tha Skybridge Heileacoptair Gun Sgioba na chruthachadh air a bheil mòran eud, a dhùisgeas miannan, a bheir faireachdainnean math agus a thogas iongnadh is miorbhail.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: Designed for cargo delivery to portless islands, this helicopter overcomes geographical barriers. Its biomechanically optimized airframe, multi-hook suspension, and intelligent undercarriage winches achieve a 260kg payload capacity—operating reliably at 6,000m altitude and 12m/s winds, redefining aerial logistics for extreme environments.
Dimensions & Packaging: with rotor: 3786X3600X1330mm
without rotor:2660X1054X950mm
Tags: Civil Drone, Product Design, Remotely Piloted Aircraft, Unmanned Helicopter, Maritime Transport
Production Technology: The manufacturing process integrates the modular assembly concept of the naval industry, and adopts composite materials to realize one-piece molding of the fuselage covering parts. The internal structure uses carbon fiber materials to achieve a 32% breakthrough in lightweight, which significantly improves the carrying efficiency. The streamlined aerodynamic design is modeled after marine life, which ensures the structural strength and effectively reduces the operational energy consumption.
Design Challenge: Balancing the societal need for efficient island resupply with minimizing environmental impact and complying with UAV regulations proved challenging. Developing a safe, reliable unmanned system with the required payload and capture capabilities required extensive research and design iterations.
Research: This design analyzes the efficient movement mechanism of marine organisms through bionic methods, focusing on the hydrodynamic curves and their energy transfer modes when fish swim. Combined with computational fluid dynamics simulation and 3D scanning modeling technology, the bio-evolutionary advantages of marine organisms, such as drag-reducing characteristics, are transformed into UAV engineering parameters.
Inspiration: This unmanned helicopter is designed for cargo transport from ships to portless islands. Maritime operational demands inspired its biomimetic approach, translating marine organisms' hydrodynamic efficiency into aerospace engineering. The streamlined fuselage curvature and rotor system synergy originate from analyzing oceanic lifeforms' drag-resistant structures.
Project Duration: The project started in January 2024 in Beijing and finished in February 2025 in Beijing.
Operation Flow: Operators on a support vessel remotely control the helicopter, using onboard cameras and sensors for real-time visual feedback. The operators identify and control helicopter to capture the cargo, providing a secure and damage-free delivery method compared to direct airdrops.
Team Members: Chen Xu
Wu Fangbo
Dr. Wang Lijing
Dr. Zhang Rong
Cai Tianyang
Zhang jun
Image Credits: Image #1: Creator sxdesign, 2025. Optional Image #1: Creator sxdesign, 2025. Optional Image #2: Creator sxdesign, 2025. Optional Image #3: Creator sxdesign, 2025. Optional Image #4: Creator sxdesign, 2025.