PROJECTThe Filia dock
DRAWINGDK-01 concept review
CONFIGStage 1, class A-S (≤700 mm aircraft)
REVA · 2 Oct 2026
DRAWNT. Mehrotra
STATUSConcept, not for manufacture
preview · closed state
Drag to orbit.

DK-01 · concept review · rev A

A dock designed around the battery and the landing. Not around one aircraft.

Twelve sheets. What each part is for, what the usual dock does instead, the number that decides it, and what has to be proven on a bench before any of it is claimed. Scroll to move through the sheets. Drag the model to look around.

Concept geometry. Every dimension on these sheets is a first estimate for engineering review. No unit exists.

Sheet 2 · general arrangement

Four compartments, four jobs.

#CompartmentConditionWhy
1BaseSealed, IP66Power electronics and the buffer must stay dry and never share air with the aircraft.
2Aircraft bayPositive pressure, filteredDust is kept out by air leaving through every gap, and the bay can breathe.
3Battery baySeparate, vented outside, fire-ratedFlight packs are the only thing in the dock that can burn.
4CanopyVentilated double skin, coatedSun never reaches the enclosure. Refrigeration is the last resort, not the first.
Bay1300 mm square, set by aircraft diagonal + 2 × capture tolerance + clearance

The full review is twelve sheets: the design moves, the physics behind each, the parts list and the open issues.

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