The podcast “110 Histórias | 110 Objetos” (“110 Stories, 110 Objects”) covers the 110 years of history of Instituto Superior Técnico, through its past, present and future objects.

A collection of objects related to different fields, such as science, music, arts and sports, is the starting point for conversations with people who will tell us more about the history of these objects.

A new episode is released every week. The podcast “110 Histórias | 110 Objetos” (“110 Stories, 110 Objects”) is part of the Público newspaper podcasts.

Today’s episode (#81) –10th February 2023: “110 Histórias | 110 Objetos” (“110 Stories, 110 Objects”) – “Flexcraft, the flexible aircraft”.

It’s all about a wing. This is the basis of Flexcraft, the flexible aircraft, which is an innovative technology devised by Técnico researchers and students at the beginning of this century. It was designed to be operated remotely, almost like an air taxi that can grab various types of cabins with various applications, from transporting goods to rescuing victims. This flexible aircraft was designed to be 15 metres from one wing tip to the other, and to transport a load of 1000 kg (or 8/9 passengers) for about 500 kilometres. As an object, it exists only as a model with 10 per cent of the idealised size, and there is also a full-size cabin, which was presented at Técnico in 2020.

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