Skybridge Helikobtar Aan Duuliye Lahayn by Chen Xu

Skybridge Helikobtar Aan Duuliye Lahayn by Chen Xu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 Abaalmarinta Lacagta ah ee A' Design Award in Naqshadeynta Mustaqbalka Competition Category.

LacagMustaqbaleed· 2025

Skybridge Helikobtar Aan Duuliye Lahayn

by Chen Xu

Client: Beihang University

Abaalmarinta Lacagta ah ee A' Design Award Winner in Mustaqbaleed Category

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The Design

About Skybridge Helikobtar Aan Duuliye Lahayn

Skybridge waa helikobtar aan duuliye lahayn oo loo naqshadeeyay geynta xamuulka laga soo qaado maraakiibta loona geeyo jasiiradaha aan lahayn dekedo. Qaab-dhismeedka diyaaradda wuxuu raacayaa qaababka istareemsan ee noolaha badda si loo yareeyo culeyska hawada iyo isticmaalka tamarta. Saxarraha jirka diyaaradda waxaa lagu shubay hal qaybood oo laga sameeyay walxaha isku-dhafan (composite), qaab-dhismeedka gudahana wuxuu isticmaalayaa fiilo kaarboon ah taasoo keentay dhimis miisaan ah oo boqolkiiba 32 ah. Nidaam laadlaadin oo qabatooyin badan leh iyo wiinjooyin ku yaal qaybta hoose ayaa u oggolaanaya inuu qaado xamuul gaaraya 260 kiilogaraam meelo sare oo gaaraya 6,000 mitir iyo dabaylo dhan 12 mitir halkii ilbiriqsi. Hawlwadeenno saaran markab taageero ah ayaa helikobtarka ka maamula meel fog, iyagoo hagaya kaamirooyin iyo dareemayaal ku rakiban diyaaradda.

The Recognition

About the Abaalmarinta Lacagta ah ee A' Design Award

Skybridge Helikobtar Aan Duuliye Lahayn waa guuleystaha Abaalmarinta Lacagta ah ee A' Design Award, aqoonsi sharaf aad u sarreeya oo la siiyo naqshado heerka ugu sarreeya oo quruxsan oo soo jiidasho leh. Guuleystayaasha Lacagta waa shaqooyin aad u dhalaalaya iyo hal-abuur sare leh oo muujiya khibrad, hibo iyo hufnaan naqshadeeyayaashooda. Skybridge Helikobtar Aan Duuliye Lahayn waa shaqo la filayo inay noqoto shaqo quruxsan oo tusaale ah, xirfad cad leh oo hal-abuur qoto dheer leh. Naqshadahan ku guuleystay Abaalmarinta Lacagta ah ee A' Design Award waa hal-abuur aad loo dareemo oo la ammaano, waxtar leh oo hormariya xuduudaha farshaxanka, sayniska, naqshadaynta iyo tignoolajiyada. Skybridge Helikobtar Aan Duuliye Lahayn waa hal-abuur dad badan ay doonayaan, kicisa rabitaanno, keena dareenno wanaagsan oo abuura yaab.

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.