This Dragonfly Plane Eliminates The Disadvantage Of Current Aircraft

Since the 20th century, mankind has been finding and developing ways to conquer the sky. From early models of different approaches, we now have complete, advanced commercial airplanes that can carry hundreds of people at a time, not to mention other types of aircraft created for various uses.

However, with desire and ambition, we always look for new, better ways of traveling by air, like these Russian engineers. Their contraption features wings like the dragonfly and flaps them to take off. The model can one day be scaled up to revolutionize air travel.

The Rusian ornithopter proves that flapping wings to fly is not limited to birds and insects in nature whose bodies and skeletal structure are designed to be the most lightweight possible.

The model consists of a fuselage about 3 meters long, three sets of wings, mechanisms, linkages, batteries, and wires needed for creating the flapping motion. While Serenity is heavier than most flying creatures existing, it’s not large enough to carry any human, but this is left for the later scaling and funding part.

The wings of Serenity move up and down constantly, making it look like it will give a bumpy ride for the pilot and passenger. However, more engineering can help stabilize the body like how birds keep their heads stabilized.

Currently, modern aircraft rely on forward movement to fly and stay mid-air, meaning they must maintain a minimum speed to stay aloft. Using Serenity’s mechanism offers incredible potential for maneuverability. While it’s a very long way until Serenity can be as maneuverable as the dragonfly or the hummingbird, it demonstrates some very exciting potential and is a promising project.

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