In China, they test a drone that can fly, swim and avoid aircraft diving under water

The prototype of a hybrid drone can be accelerated in the air up to 120 km/h. At the Nankee University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (China) a group of scientists created and protested a drone capable of sailing underwater and flying in the air. The results of the study were published in the journal Unmanned Systems Technology, SCMP. com reports. The drone-submarine has wings, which are 2 m. According to the design, the original drone will be larger, but the prototype made the prototype quite small.

It was difficult to make the device freely transit into each of the three modes - underwater, excess and air. The publication notes that British engineers working on a similar drone used acetyle accelerators. However, their Chinese colleagues solved the problem differently. They made the wings of the UAV: ​​when the device sits on the water, the wings are removed, and then it dives, and when it rises from the water, then again straightens its wings, gets speed and flies, as birds do.

The drone was equipped with four propellers like ordinary quadcopters. It is noteworthy that 2 front propeller can change the angle of inclination, which provides the maneuverability of the drone. It is also known that the prototype can accelerate in the air up to 120 km/h. The media writes that in order to avoid aircraft carriers, the drone must be raised 150 km/h. It is likely that the model is being finalized and it will be capable of it.

Scientists emphasize that the drone can avoid persecution in the air by dive underwater, and thus it will be invulnerable. However, it is necessary that there is some reservoir nearby. The name of the device, its characteristics and even the appearance are not yet revealed. Earlier, we reported that American engineers have developed an amphibian drone. The device will be used to search for sunken ships.