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The Giant Foamboard Quadcopter is unlike any other drone worldwide thanks to its innovative design. It is made from foamboard, a cardboard type with a foam core and a paper skin.
A team of engineers from The University of Manchester has created and flown the world's largest drone, made from a lightweight and eco-friendly material.The drone, which is called the Giant Foamboard Quadcopter , has a wingspan of 21 ft and weighs 54 lbs – just under the legal limit for drones. It has four rotors, each powered by an electric motor, and can fly by itself using an on-board computer.
The engineers behind the GFQ wanted to show that foamboard can be used to make complex and large aerospace structures that are cheaper and greener than the carbon fiber commonlyDan Koning, a research engineer at The University of Manchester who led the design and build of the GFQ, said: "Foamboard is an exciting material to work with; used in the right way, we can create complex aerospace structures where every component is designed to be only as strong as it needs to be - there is no room...
The GFQ took its first flight on July 5, 2023, inside a hangar at the Snowdonia Aerospace Centre, where researchers from different universities in the UK gathered to showcase their latest inventions and share ideas.
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