Taking Inspiration from Nature for Aeroplane Design

Have you ever wondered why aeroplanes have to take several turns around the runway before they take off? The process makes you think of a kite that needs to gain power in order to lift itself off the ground. But if an aircraft tries to take off without using this method, do you think it would still make it to the air?

It does not take a genius to know that the answer to that would be no. You could figure it out just by looking at the size of the airport. There is no airport in the world that does not occupy acres of land. And with the demands of more flights that need to travel from one side of the world to another, there will be more need for this space-consuming field. It is only a matter of time before most of the available land will be used for this expansion.

The possibility of such a scenario happening in the future led Victor Uribe to design the A350H Airliner. This is an aeroplane that got its inspiration from a dolphin’s body structure. It is capable of a vertical take-off, which eliminates the need for bigger and longer runways. Its turbines are powered by cryogenic hydrogen contained in high pressured tanks. The thrust of the aeroplane is then directed to the ground which enables it to take off in an upright direction. It does not require much for it to perform at maximum speed. Moreover, the A350H Airliner is eco-friendly which makes it more helpful to the environment than any aircraft available today.