Resembling a giant drone, “Snowstorm” comprises of motors, propellers and landing gears set within a hexagonal frame and can be controlled by the person sitting in it, or remotely. Joerg Weigl, who came up with the idea and is one of the supervisors of the project, said he wanted “Snowstorm” to help people realise their dreams of flying.It’s environmentally-friendly too, as the three rechargeable lithium batteries get their energy from solar power. So ‘Snowstorm’ is our multi-copter where you can get the feeling of flying back, the feeling of flying to anybody who wants to fly,” he said..However, a dummy, which is a few times lighter than a human being, was visibly easier to control.The team said the current prototype can technically bear the load of a single person up to China Wheel lighter Manufacturers 70 kg for a flight time of about five minutes and for safety, the seat is installed with a five-point harness that secures the pilot to the center of the machine.

We can always add more motors to lift a heavier person,” Wang Yuyao said. People can now fly with a jetliner, but the feeling of flying got lost on the way. Rather than a mode of transportation, the team said flying machine “Snowstorm” will be more for personal recreational use.Team member, student Wang Yuyao admitted that “Snowstorm” is still a work in progress.“The next step is, from an electrical standpoint, it’s definitely to have more fail-safes, better stability and easier control for the pilot, and from the mechanical side of the staff, it’s definitely more structural stability as well as maybe even more power.