China: The drone disc will be born in the next two years

China's first unmanned aerial disc will take off within two years, according to a scientist in Beijing

Professor Yan Lei, together with the School of Earth and Space Science at Peking University, said the device called the flying disc is actually an analogue simulation on the stratosphere using solar energy. also known as the ozone layer, a flight system widely used in areas such as telecommunications, meteorology and earth control.

The same simulation model is a self-regulating pentagram in the atmosphere so that the electricity generated by the solar panels mounted above the surface makes it fly.

Yan explained: "Unlike conventional high-speed motion-based aircraft for generating lift and energy-burning engines for movement, the newly developed model uses propellers that are engine-free. Therefore, this model also has the ability to fly without noise, take off and land vertically, stand still in the air for a long time ".

The model was led by a team of scientists from Professor Yan's school and technical staff from two private engineering companies in Beijing.

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