德国发明“好脾气”载人遥控直升机
<p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="hopper">hopper</span> <span word="surrounded">surrounded</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="model">model</span> <span word="helicopters">helicopters</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> 16-<span word="rotor">rotor</span> <span word="E">E</span>-<span word="Volo">Volo</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="entirely">entirely</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="helicopter">helicopter</span> - <span word="which">which</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="hover">hover</span> <span word="motionless">motionless</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="input">input</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pilot">pilot</span>.</p><p><span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="bold">bold</span> <span word="engineer">engineer</span>, <span word="Thomas">Thomas</span> <span word="Senkel">Senkel</span>, <span word="took">took</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="machine">machine</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="manned">manned</span> <span word="flight">flight</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="week">week</span> - <span word="lasting">lasting</span> 1 <span word="minute">minute</span> 30 <span word="seconds">seconds</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="easier">easier</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fly">fly</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="ordinary">ordinary</span> <span word="helicopters">helicopters</span> - <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="steered">steered</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="rotor">rotor</span> <span word="speed">speed</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="computer">computer</span>-<span word="controlled">controlled</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pilot">pilot</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="joystick">joystick</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="videogame">videogame</span>, <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="controlling">controlling</span> <span word="multiple">multiple</span> <span word="complex">complex</span> <span word="contorols">contorols</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="once">once</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="machine">machine</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="parts">parts</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="wear">wear</span> <span word="out">out</span>, <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="aircraft">aircraft</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="maintenance">maintenance</span>. <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="engineered">engineered</span> <span word="construction">construction</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="complicated">complicated</span> <span word="mechanics">mechanics</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="redundant">redundant</span> <span word="engines">engines</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="emergency">emergency</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> 16 <span word="rotors">rotors</span> <span word="fail">fail</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="controls">controls</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="integrated">integrated</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="GPS">GPS</span> <span word="software">software</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="machine">machine</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="automatically">automatically</span> <span word="avoid">avoid</span> <span word="obstacles">obstacles</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="direct">direct</span> <span word="itself">itself</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pre">pre</span>-<span word="determined">determined</span> <span word="locations">locations</span>.</p><p><span word="Senkel">Senkel</span> <span word="describes">describes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="easy">easy</span>-<span word="to">to</span>-<span word="use">use</span> <span word="machine">machine</span> <span word="as">as</span> “<span word="good">good</span>-<span word="natured">natured</span>” <span word="and">and</span> <span word="potentially">potentially</span> <span word="capable">capable</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="replacing">replacing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="helicopter">helicopter</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="situations">situations</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="inventors">inventors</span> <span word="claim">claim</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="flying">flying</span> <span word="machine">machine</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="inspecting">inspecting</span> <span word="pipelines">pipelines</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="ambulance">ambulance</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="aerial">aerial</span> <span word="photographs">photographs</span> - <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="fun">fun</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="multi">multi</span>-<span word="copter">copter</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="currently">currently</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fly">fly</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="around">around</span> 20 <span word="minutes">minutes</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="runs">runs</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="lithium">lithium</span>-<span word="ion">ion</span> <span word="batteries">batteries</span>.</p><p>据英国《每日邮报》11月4日报道，这看起来像是由遥控直升飞机环绕着的太空弹跳球，但实际上它是一架配置了16个旋翼、名为<span word="E">E</span>-<span word="Volo">Volo</span>的新型直升飞机。该直升机可停在空中盘旋飞行，无需飞行员在机舱内操控。</p>
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