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"AIVA" is the name of the first airplane with no joints and wires
Minho, Portugal - It is a prototype assembled with fly-by-wireless technology
A group of researches from Minho University, Portugal, developed an ultralight robot-aircraft prototype, which was built without mechanical joints or wires: all the connections among navigation systems, engines and on-board sensors happen via Bluetooth, the wireless device using radiofrequencies. The code-name of the aircraft is "AIVA" and the new assembly technological system is called fly-by-wireless....
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 141232
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency