Vertical Take-off and Landing Aircraft

This vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft was co-designed, assembled, and operated by me for the China Aeromodelling Design Challenge (CADC) hosted in Jiangsu, China, 2016, which is an annual national UAV competition oriented at undergraduate students. The aircraft was built with laser-cut balsa wood.

Under a 80-gram weight restriction on the power battery, the aircraft was challenged to have maximized carrying capability, which was evaluated by counting the number of tennis balls it can transport from the take-off zone to the landing zone before the battery drains.

The aircraft won the third prize in the competition with a design fusing fixed-wing aircraft and muticopter. The wings were designed to generate extra lift when the aircraft flies forward, which reduces the power consumption of vertical lifting motors.