Flying Platform

This video introduces the Flying Platform, a flying machine built at IDSC, ETH Zurich. Its purpose is to study the control of flying machines actuated by electric ducted fans. Flaps attached at the exit nozzle of each fan can vector the thrust, which are then used to control the machine. Ducted fans are useful for applications where size is limited and high static thrusts are required. Examples include aerial vehicles capable of VTOL, hovercrafts or even actuated wingsuit flight (see e.g.