Airplanes are free to fly like insects

New research shows that making fly-like aircraft can be a reality.

An expert team led by Professor Jun Zhang of New York University (USA) has discovered that the ability to fly in mid-air of an object may be more dependent on its weight distribution, unlike humans. I still think.

Accordingly, the move will be easier for structures with heavier crowns, as opposed to the long-held assumption that stabilized airships should be able to fly.

In order to determine the type of structure that will maintain the best equilibrium on the fly, experts create paper-based insect specimens with varying degrees of focus.

The results show that most of the insect-centered specimens at the apex move more easily, while the center of gravity at the bottom is almost impossible to maintain.

This finding has led to the creation of a number of glider devices, including military aircraft. There are only a few gliders in steady air, such as the AV-8 Harrier and the US Army's V-22 Osprey.

However, these planes are not operating as expected, and the same types of aircraft being built in the past few years still have issues such as energy consumption, as well as very low rolling times.

The study is published in Physical Review Letters.