The "carrier pigeon" at Western Polytechnic University has set a new world record!

Recently, the reporter learned from Northwest University of Technology that the "carrier pigeon" biomimetic aircraft developed by the university's research team has a range time of over 3 hours, breaking the Guinness World Record for single charging flight time of flapping wing drones. The "Cloud Owl" biomimetic aircraft developed by the team has set a range record of 2 hours, 34 minutes, and 38 seconds

Recently, the reporter learned from Northwest University of Technology that the "carrier pigeon" biomimetic aircraft developed by the university's research team has a range time of over 3 hours, breaking the Guinness World Record for single charging flight time of flapping wing drones. The "Cloud Owl" biomimetic aircraft developed by the team has set a range record of 2 hours, 34 minutes, and 38 seconds.

The picture shows the "carrier pigeon" biomimetic aircraft

The "carrier pigeon" was developed by the biomimetic aircraft research team at Northwestern Polytechnical University, with a wingspan of 70 centimeters and a takeoff weight of 260 grams. On the morning of September 22nd at 8:54:12, in the presence of staff from national certification agencies, the "carrier pigeon" flapped its wings and took off lightly at the Chang'an Campus of Northwest Polytechnical University. It sometimes flapped its wings and flew rapidly in the air, sometimes circled, and sometimes glided with the wind. At 11:59:42 seconds, the 'carrier pigeon' glided and landed smoothly, maintaining a range of 3 hours, 5 minutes, and 30 seconds. It is understood that compared to the "Cloud Owl", which set the Guinness World Record on November 15, 2022, the "carrier pigeon" has a smaller body, a wingspan less than half of the "Cloud Owl", and a weight of about a quarter of the "Cloud Owl".

The 'carrier pigeon' begins to take off

The "Cloud Owl" biomimetic aircraft, which created the Guinness World Record for the single charging flight time of flapping wing drones.

The breaking of the world record for the "carrier pigeon" is the result of the research team of the bionic aircraft at Northwestern Polytechnical University's long-term deep cultivation in this field. For over 20 years, the team has started with research on the internal mechanisms of bird wing structure, flapping mode, and flight performance. They have conducted detailed research on the impact mechanism of bird wing structure, motion form, and other factors on flight performance, breaking through key technologies such as flapping wing, driving mechanism, and flight control system design in biomimetic aircraft design. They have successively developed biomimetic aircraft with different characteristics such as "Little Falcon", "Cloud Owl", and "Carrier Dove", And completed over 1500 flight missions in more than 10 regions across the country, achieving international leading levels in multiple aspects.

Accompanied by birds during flight

Biomimetic flapping wing aircraft imitate the flapping wings of birds and other organisms in flight. Due to its light weight, small size, and low noise, it has biomimetic characteristics, concealment, and portability. Generally, it takes off by hand, glides and lands, and takeoff and landing are not limited by the site. It can be applied to multiple fields such as emergency rescue information acquisition in local complex environments and field biological research, "said Professor Song Bifeng, the chief scientist of the team, The significant increase in endurance not only validates the performance of the aircraft, but also further expands the application scenarios of miniaturized biomimetic aircraft, which will help this type of aircraft enter practical applications as soon as possible

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