A French startup’s experimental cargo drone lifted off the ground for the first time in Le Havre, confirming that a pressurized textile wing, an inflatable structure replacing the conventional rigid skin and internal ribs of a standard aircraft, generates enough aerodynamic lift to fly a real aircraft in real weather conditions. Celeste Ecoflyers announced the […]
French startup flies cargo drone with an inflatable wing
A French startup’s experimental cargo drone lifted off the ground for the first time in Le Havre, confirming that a pressurized textile wing, an inflatable structure replacing the conventional rigid skin and internal ribs of a standard aircraft, generates enough aerodynamic lift to fly a real
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