Skybridge Helikopter Tanpa Awak by Chen Xu

Skybridge Helikopter Tanpa Awak by Chen Xu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 A' Design Award Perak in Desain Futuristik Competition Category.

PerakFuturistik· 2025

Skybridge Helikopter Tanpa Awak

by Chen Xu

Client: Beihang University

A' Design Award Perak Winner in Futuristik Category

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The Design

About Skybridge Helikopter Tanpa Awak

Skybridge yaiku helikopter tanpa awak sing dirancang kanggo ngirim kargo saka kapal menyang pulo-pulo sing ora duwe pelabuhan. Rangka pesawat iki niru wujud streamline organisme laut kanggo nyuda daya seret lan panggunaan energi. Panel badan pesawat dicithak dadi siji saka bahan komposit, lan struktur njero nggunakake serat karbon saengga bobote suda 32 persen. Sistem gantungan multi-kait lan winch ing bagean ngisor ngidini muatan nganti 260 kilogram ing dhuwur nganti 6.000 meter lan ing angin 12 meter saben detik. Operator ing kapal pendukung ngendhalekake helikopter iki saka kadohan, dipandu dening kamera lan sensor sing kapasang ing pesawat.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Perak

Skybridge Helikopter Tanpa Awak menang A' Design Award Perak, pangenalan sing prestisius banget sing diparingake marang desain tingkat dhuwur, endah lan nggumunake. Pemenang Perak iku karya sing sumunar banget lan kreatif banget sing nggambarake kaprigelan, bakat lan kaweruh para desainer. Skybridge Helikopter Tanpa Awak dikarepake dadi karya sing nggumunake, conto teladan, profesional banget lan inovatif banget. Desain sing menang A' Design Award Perak iki iku panemuan sing luar biasa banget lan dikagumi sing paring manfaat lan nyurung maju wates seni, sains, desain lan teknologi. Skybridge Helikopter Tanpa Awak iku ciptaan sing akeh sing ngirenake sing nggugah kekarepan, nggawa perasaan positif lan nuwuhake gumun lan kagum.

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.