Sailboard in the sky by Cui-Xiaofei from china
designer's own words:
Sailboard in the sky-Single rider airship
Look at the future aircraft with anticipation, The desire of high speed may not be the only goal for us, because the speed and weight of the aircraft will bring potential safety issues. Recently, with the frequent occurrence of flight accidents, that reminds us we need to rethinking our lifestyle and the new modes of transportation. One of the views is the new lifestyle should be planned for our trip or work in leisure time and safe way.
This single rider airship is applied to short distance travel between cities. Main frames made of light wood and aluminum alloy, the external cover is a new type of solar energy film as its power source. The two main engines of the tail provide backward and downward thrust, which is mainly used to control the forward and backward of the airship, auxiliary control up and down. On the horizontal stabilizer of the two engine can provide 360° of thrust, which is mainly used to control the up, down, tilt, steering of the airship, auxiliary control forward and backward. The overall size has been strictly calculated, so the rise force by the inert gas bag is basically equal with the weight of the airship, that can provide a more safe and convenient low-carbon air transport for us.
Sailboard in the sky
Three views
Exploded view
Product details
Back of the ship