1. Design and development

2. Operational history

3. Specifications

4. See also

5. References
    Notes  Bibliography 

6. External links

The TechHaus Volantis is an American electric-powered hover vehicle promoted by pop star Lady Gaga as a "flying dress".

Design and development

Volantis is a remote-piloted hover vehicle capable of carrying a single passenger. It was designed by the UK based agency Studio XO in consultation with drone designer and pilot Gus Calderon and was constructed in the US by TechHaus, the Haus of Gaga's technology branch, over a period of two years.^[2][3]

The design is essentially a scaled-up drone.^[2] Six lifting fan units are mounted on booms in a hexagonal formation radiating from a central hub, giving the device the ability to hover three feet above the ground.^[5][6] Each fan unit comprises a pair of electric motors, one driving a carbon-fiber composite rotor above and the other driving a similar rotor below. A circular duct surrounds both rotors. The lithium-polymer batteries and associated control and radio link systems are housed in the hub, in order to minimise the weight of copper used for the electrical power cabling. Battery capacity is approximately 250 Ah.^[4]

A triangular vertical truss made of titanium extends down from the hub, with a circular landing platform at the bottom. A single passenger stands on the platform and is secured to the truss by a safety harness. The harness is in turn covered by a white moulded carbon fiber "dress".^[5]

The passenger has no flight controls, instead a radio link allows a remote operator to pilot the craft.

Operational history

At her ArtRave event in 2013, inside a building at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, Gaga hosted a press conference, where she introduced Volantis as "the world's first flying dress".^[6][7] It has been described by Entertainment Weekly as a "hover dress".^[8] At the event, Volantis took off and hovered 70 inches above the stage.

Gaga promoted the dress by tweeting earlier in the day, "At 6pm EST today we will beta test VOLANTIS with the world. We invite you into our creative process during her initial stages of lift off."^[3] For the demonstration, she transitioned from a white astronaut suit down to black tights and a black body wrap.^[3] Gaga quipped that the dress was "maybe a small step for Volantis... but a big-time step" for her.^[7]

In May 2017 Volantis was scheduled to be displayed in the "Drones: Is the Sky the Limit?" exhibition at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum, New York.^[9]

Specifications

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• Remote piloting control equipment

See also

• 2013 in aviation
• Helicopter
• Hiller VZ-1 Pawnee flying platform
• Personal air vehicle
• Volantor (Moller M200)

References

Notes

Bibliography

• {{Cite journal|last=Cleghorn|first=Debra|url=https://www.rotordronemag.com/volantis-lady-gagas-flying-dress/|title=Volantis: Lady Gaga's Flying Dress|journal=Rotor Drone|year=2014|accessdate=August 1, 2018}}
• {{Cite journal|last=Pallister|first=James|url=https://www.dezeen.com/2014/04/14/movie-studio-xo-lady-gaga-flying-dress-volantis/|title=Lady Gaga's flying dress offers vision of how 'we may all travel in ten years time'|journal=Deezen and Mini Frontiers|date=14 April 2014|accessdate=August 1, 2018|via=Interview with Studio XO designer Benjamin Males}}

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• Haus of Gaga unofficial website

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