Skybridge Helikopta Isiyo na Rubani by Chen Xu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 Tuzo ya Fedha ya A' Design Award in Usanifu wa Kistaarabu Competition Category.
FedhaKistaarabu· 2025
Skybridge Helikopta Isiyo na Rubani
by Chen Xu
Client: Beihang University
Tuzo ya Fedha ya A' Design Award Winner in Kistaarabu Category
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The Design
About Skybridge Helikopta Isiyo na Rubani
Skybridge ni helikopta isiyo na rubani iliyoundwa kwa ajili ya usafirishaji wa mizigo kutoka kwenye meli hadi visiwa visivyo na bandari. Muundo wa fremu ya ndege unafuata maumbo laini ya viumbe vya baharini ili kupunguza mkinzano wa hewa na matumizi ya nishati. Paneli za mwili wa ndege zimeundwa kwa kipande kimoja kutoka kwa vifaa vya mchanganyiko, na muundo wa ndani unatumia nyuzi za kaboni kwa upunguzaji wa uzito wa asilimia 32. Mfumo wa kuning'iniza wenye ndoano nyingi na winchi za sehemu ya chini huwezesha kubeba mzigo wa kilogramu 260 katika mwinuko wa hadi mita 6,000 na katika upepo wa mita 12 kwa sekunde. Waendeshaji walioko kwenye meli ya usaidizi huidhibiti helikopta hiyo kwa mbali, wakiongozwa na kamera na vitambuzi vilivyofungwa kwenye ndege.
The Recognition
About the Tuzo ya Fedha ya A' Design Award
Skybridge Helikopta Isiyo na Rubani ni mshindi wa Tuzo ya Fedha ya A' Design Award, utambuzi wenye heshima kubwa ya ajabu unaotolewa kwa miundo ya hali ya juu kabisa, ya kupendeza na ya kuvutia. Washindi wa Fedha ni kazi zinazong'aa mno na bunifu kupita kiasi zinazoonyesha utaalamu bora, kipaji na busara ya wabunifu wao. Skybridge Helikopta Isiyo na Rubani inatarajiwa kuwa kazi nzuri ya kuigwa ambayo ni ya kitaalamu kwa kiasi kikubwa na yenye ubunifu wa kina. Muundo huu ulioshinda Tuzo ya Fedha ya A' Design Award ni uvumbuzi unaojulikana sana na kupendwa, unaonufaisha na kupanua mipaka ya sanaa, sayansi, usanifu na teknolojia. Skybridge Helikopta Isiyo na Rubani ni kazi inayotamaniwa mno inayochochea hamu, huleta hisia chanya na huzua mshangao na mastaajabu.
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.
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