![]() ![]() Sicomin’s SR1700 epoxy system was selected, having been specially formulated for the production of high-performance composites such as aerospace applications. Epoxy resin is said to be significantly stronger than alternative resin types, has good fatigue performance and durability, and is proven to work well when combined with carbon fiber. Read: Composites enable novel flying speedboatĮNATA chose Sicomin’s advanced epoxy laminating systems for the structure of the Antelope, reportedly combining good mechanical performance with optimized processing characteristics. All body panels were wet laminated, and vacuum consolidated using female molds to provide the optimum surface finish. The internal structure is made up of sandwich panels using carbon fiber fabrics and a nomex honeycomb core material. This carbon fabric is built up from unidirectional layers at different orientations using 2 to 3 layers of 30 grains, depending on the areas. External surface sandwich panels were molded from low-density PEI foam and ultra-thin biax carbon fiber non-crimp fabric. The company used its robotic milling capability to mill a set of 32 molds that were used to manufacture the car body. #Hover car concept art full#Within the deadline of 60 days, ENATA Aerospace delivered the Antelope, which is 2.5 meters long, 1.5 meters wide and has a full carbon fiber frame with a body weight of 9 kilograms. ![]() 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 the highest quality and tolerancing standards, and to keep the weight to a minimum. ENATA Aerospace ( Sharjah, UAE) was selected by the RCA graduates to build the ½ scale demonstrator. The Antelope is a one-seat, carbon fiber, multi-rotor flying vehicle that demonstrates the ability to hover and tilt to achieve forward motion. Sicomin (Châteauneuf les Martigues, France) has announced that it provided epoxy resins for a flying car concept designed by graduates of the Royal College of Art (RCA, London, U.K.) Intelligent Mobility program and manufactured by ENATA Aerospace ( Sharjah, U.A.E.). ![]()
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