Preview image: Video first flight of the HyBird demonstrator
Preview image: Video first flight of the HyBird demonstrator
DLR has successfully conducted the maiden flight of the HyBird demonstrator at the National Test Centre for Unmanned Aerial Systems in Cochstedt. With the flight tests in Cochstedt, a new configuration was flown for the first time worldwide. The current HyBird demonstrator on a scale of 1:4 consists of a high-wing aircraft with a large propeller at each wingtip (wing-tip propeller) and at each end of the V-tail. In the future, this concept should be able to carry five to nine passengers at least 700 to 1,000 kilometres.
Credit: DLR (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0)