CRISTIAN LA BELLA
04 — Selected Programs

A sample of the aircraft and UAV programs behind the numbers.

DROXY electric autonomous drone on display
Urban Mobility — UAE

Project DROXY

Led the mechanical architecture and structural development of an electric autonomous VTOL drone, integrating high-torque propulsion with autonomous navigation sensors. Presented at GITEX Technology Week, Dubai.

Challenge
Integrate high-torque propulsion with autonomous navigation sensors into a viable urban-mobility VTOL platform.
CLB Role
Mechanical architecture and structural development.
Result
Working platform presented at GITEX Technology Week, Dubai.
F150 heavy-lift UAV airframe
Heavy-Lift UAV — 250kg Payload

Autonomous Heavy-Lift UAV (F150)

Airframe redesign in 7075-T6 aluminum and composites for a GPS-denied autonomous platform. Result: +40% structural strength, +25% payload capacity, 99.2% navigation accuracy.

Challenge
Increase structural capability and payload capacity for a GPS-denied autonomous platform without compromising manufacturability.
CLB Role
Airframe redesign in 7075-T6 aluminum and composites.
Result
+40% structural strength, +25% payload capacity, 99.2% navigation accuracy.
STORM 300 ultralight aircraft
Mass-Production Aircraft

ULM Storm 300

Design lead for structural evolution and mass-production readiness of an ultralight aircraft — 15% weight reduction, improved safety margins, and a 30% increase in manufacturing output.

Challenge
Move an ultralight aircraft from low-rate build to mass-production readiness without compromising safety margins.
CLB Role
Design lead for structural evolution and mass-production readiness.
Result
15% weight reduction, improved safety margins, 30% increase in manufacturing output.
RALLY 105 UL ultralight aircraft
Composite / Metallic Integration

ULM Rally 105 UL

Managed the engineering interface between a composite fuselage and aluminum-alloy wings, achieving a 15% weight reduction while meeting LTF-UL and EASA-aligned airworthiness standards.

Challenge
Integrate a composite fuselage with aluminum-alloy wings while meeting LTF-UL and EASA-aligned airworthiness standards.
CLB Role
Managed the engineering interface between the composite and metallic structures.
Result
15% weight reduction while meeting LTF-UL and EASA-aligned airworthiness standards.
Vehicle-mounted weapon mount system, CAD render
Defense Vehicle Integration

MK93 Weapon Mount — Damping & Structural Redesign

Led the mechanical and systems engineering redesign of the MK93 vehicle-mounted weapon mount, combining a hybrid damping architecture with a lightweight structural redesign. The work contributed to a granted US patent (US 10,982,924 B1).

Challenge
Improve stability and reduce weight of a vehicle-mounted weapon mount system under operational loads.
CLB Role
Led the mechanical and systems engineering redesign — hybrid damping architecture and lightweight structural redesign.
Result
Contributed to a granted US patent (US 10,982,924 B1).
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