
Russia to Develop World’s First "Flapping Wing" Aircraft
TsAGI developers aim to recreate the kinematics and dynamics of bird and insect flight in it

TsAGI developers aim to recreate the kinematics and dynamics of bird and insect flight in it

Yakutia Airlines received a certificate for the work from the manufacturer - Yakovlev Design Bureau

Work completed successfully, next stage is a test flight

Crew tested radio communication equipment

In the new project, control is achieved through two tail booms with adjustable nozzles

This approach will reduce the weight of the aircraft

Engineers have determined a mid-wing configuration as the optimal design

No one in the world has done this before

New equipment performs two operations at once and has no analogues in Russia

The ground services assistant will transport passenger luggage from the carousel to the aircraft

More than 80 satellites are planned to be put into low orbit
The maximum speed of the drone is 340 km/h

The third flight prototype has joined the certification program in Zhukovsky

Developers have completely solved the technological challenges facing the airliner

Military pilot Popov recalled that the aircraft's certification tests have not yet been completed