![]() ![]() All body panels were wet laminated, and vacuum consolidated using female moulds to provide the optimum surface finish.ĮNATA chose Sicomin’s SR1700 epoxy system which is specially formulated for the production of high-performance composites such as aerospace applications. The internal structure is made up of sandwich panels using carbon fibre fabrics and a nomex honeycomb core material. Carbon fibre and nomex internal structure This carbon fabric is built up from unidirectional layers at different orientations using two to three layers of 30 grs. The external surface sandwich panels were moulded from low-density PEI foam and ultra-thin biax carbon fibre non-crimp fabric. The company used its robotic milling capability to rapidly mill a set of 32 moulds which were used to manufacture the car body. The 2.5-metre-long, 1.5-metre-wide Antelope, which has a full carbon fibre frame and a body weight of just 9 kgs, was delivered to a challenging deadline of 60 days. ENATA Aerospace’s interactive customer progress report system provided daily updates allowing the graduates to monitor the manufacturing process. The company used ultra-light aerospace materials and techniques to meet quality and tolerancing standards and to keep weight to an absolute minimum. ENATA specialises in advanced unmanned aerial vehicles, radio-controlled planes and multicopters with designs underpinned by advanced composites technology. RCA graduates selected ENATA Aerospace to manufacture the half-scale demonstrator design at their facility in Sharjah, UAE. The achieved speed will generate lift from the body of the car and the Antelope will continue to fly like an aeroplane. The next step will be to take off like a helicopter, which will be followed by a transition to tilted fans. The flying car initially demonstrates the ability to hover and tilt to achieve forward motion. This year, graduates designed the Antelope: a one-seat carbon fibre multi-rotor flying vehicle. The London-based Master of Arts course attracts designers from across the globe and reflects a world which increasingly requires vehicles to connect, share, electrify and become autonomous. Graduates of the UK’s Royal College of Art’s Intelligent Mobility programme have designed the Antelope, a flying car which could become part of the future of urban transport. Half-scale demonstrator of futuristic ‘Antelope’ delivered in just 60 days
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