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IST Students Successfully Tested Pakistans 1st Circular Planform Airplane
April 21, 2010
Students at Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics of Institute of Space Technology, Islamabad, successfully tested Pakistans first circular Unmanned Aerial Vehicle or UAV.
This unique in design, circular UAV is actually worlds only second UAV that was successfully rested; first one was tested by Japanese students but was different in design and mechanics.
Fully prepared and mastered by students of IST, though they sought help at some levels from their teachers, made this flying object in 4 weeks, and was successfully tested on April 13th, 2010.
An IST professor while speaking with ProPakistani termed this test a significant achievement as this is in-house design, circular in making, and unique in achievement.
He said that this particular circular UAV is fuel efficient as it consumes less fuel by taking advantage of its circular wings and propeller at the front.
As communicated to us, due to its fuel efficient behavior, this design can be commercially used for UAVs; however, scaling it up for passenger and cargo lifting wont be a possible for now.
IST Students Successfully Tested Pakistan’s 1st Circular Planform Airplane - ProPakistani
April 21, 2010
Students at Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics of Institute of Space Technology, Islamabad, successfully tested Pakistans first circular Unmanned Aerial Vehicle or UAV.
This unique in design, circular UAV is actually worlds only second UAV that was successfully rested; first one was tested by Japanese students but was different in design and mechanics.
Fully prepared and mastered by students of IST, though they sought help at some levels from their teachers, made this flying object in 4 weeks, and was successfully tested on April 13th, 2010.
An IST professor while speaking with ProPakistani termed this test a significant achievement as this is in-house design, circular in making, and unique in achievement.
He said that this particular circular UAV is fuel efficient as it consumes less fuel by taking advantage of its circular wings and propeller at the front.
As communicated to us, due to its fuel efficient behavior, this design can be commercially used for UAVs; however, scaling it up for passenger and cargo lifting wont be a possible for now.
IST Students Successfully Tested Pakistan’s 1st Circular Planform Airplane - ProPakistani
