Extraordinary news in Bacoli: the Seagull arrives on Lake Miseno, the first vehicle in the world that transforms from plane to boat!
These days, a bacoli, and especially on the wonderful Lake of Miseno, are in place the evidence of an extraordinary vehicle, a seaplane called Seagull.
It is a special vehicle, economic and with low environmental impact, the first in the world, which was built at the headquarters of the Novotech, in particular in Campania in Casoria and in Puglia in Avetrana, thanks also to the special and precious collaboration ofUniversity of Naples Federico II and the professor of the Faculty of Engineering Leonardo Lecce.
The vehicle can be used in different areas and the tests for its operation will go on for about a year and a half, and if everything goes well, it will continue with its production.
Gabbiano: the extraordinary vehicle
Seagull, the vehicle made in Campania, it is actually a small plane, which however has a special feature, that is, it is able to transform into a vessel.
The structure presents 11-meter aluminum folding wings, is equipped with a fully automatic system that provides for their folding when the vehicle is parked and their reopening when the vehicle is ready to go. take off offshore.
It can then be transformed into a sail-propelled vessel, in which the sails are made up of its own wings which are folded appropriately. The presence of these particular sails make the Gabbiano a autonomous vehicle, able to move even in the presence of a lot of wind and rough sea.
Image source: Manduria Oggi
