Skybridge Uchuvchisiz vertolyot by Chen Xu

Skybridge Uchuvchisiz vertolyot by Chen Xu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 A' Design Award Kumush Mukofoti in Futuristik Dizayn Competition Category.

KumushFuturistik· 2025

Skybridge Uchuvchisiz vertolyot

by Chen Xu

Client: Beihang University

A' Design Award Kumush Mukofoti Winner in Futuristik Category

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The Design

About Skybridge Uchuvchisiz vertolyot

Skybridge — kemalardan portlarga ega bo'lmagan orollarga yuk yetkazib berish uchun mo'ljallangan uchuvchisiz vertolyot. Havo kemasining korpusi qarshilikni va energiya sarfini kamaytirish maqsadida dengiz organizmlarining suyri chiziqli shakllariga asoslangan. Fyuzelyaj panellari kompozit materiallardan yaxlit holda quyilgan, ichki konstruksiyada esa uglerod tolasi qo'llanilgan bo'lib, bu og'irlikni 32 foizga kamaytirish imkonini bergan. Ko'p ilgakli osma tizim va shassidagi chig'irlar 6 000 metrgacha bo'lgan balandliklarda va sekundiga 12 metr tezlikdagi shamollarda 260 kilogrammgacha yuk ko'tarish imkonini beradi. Yordamchi kemadagi operatorlar vertolyotni bortdagi kameralar va sensorlar yordamida masofadan boshqaradilar.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Kumush Mukofoti

Skybridge Uchuvchisiz vertolyot A' Design Award Kumush Mukofotining g‘olibi bo‘lib, bu go‘zal, ulug‘vor va ta’sirchan eng yuqori darajadagi dizaynlarga beriladigan favqulodda nufuzli e’tirofdir. Kumush g‘oliblari o‘z dizaynerlarining ajoyib mahorati, iste’dodi va o‘tkirligini ko‘rsatuvchi juda yorqin va o‘ta ijodiy asarlardir. Skybridge Uchuvchisiz vertolyot ajoyib, namunaviy, diqqatga sazovor darajada kasbiy va chuqur innovatsion asar bo‘lishi kutiladi. A' Design Award Kumush Mukofotini qo‘lga kiritgan ushbu dizayn san’at, fan, dizayn va texnologiya chegaralarini kengaytiruvchi juda e’tiborga loyiq, tahsinga sazovor ixtirodir. Skybridge Uchuvchisiz vertolyot ko‘pchilik havas qiladigan, istaklarni uyg‘otadigan, ijobiy tuyg‘ular olib keladigan hamda hayrat va ajablanish uyg‘otadigan ijoddir.

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.