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Old October 4th 03, 08:14 AM
Zoltan Szakaly
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The development status is the following:

I have working induction jet engines
I have developed the flight control system that consists of:
-motor controllers
-multiprocessor systems
-fiber optic data links
-software architecture

I am hoping to integrate a prototype in the near future.

Zoltan

http://www.vtol.net


The cruise endurance is 2 hours, and even at high cruise, of 400 mph, that
is 800 miles. Where do you come up with 1000 miles range.



The current concept includes an impeller driven by a wankel engine.
This is used to blow bypass air around the induction jet engines
during hover to keep them from melting.

Horizontal flight can be done in various ways:

1. Gliding without engines using the canards and ailerons/flaps for
control.
This can be used for fuel out/emergency glide and landing.

2. On the ducted fan economy low speed cruise.
We are not sure how fast or how economical this will be.

3. Using the rear two induction engines with or without the ducted
fan.
This is the fastest cruise and should be somewhat economical.

We have data on the engines at static operation and have simulated the
airframe. The stall speed is 90 mph without engines. It can fly slower
with the engines and it can stop, hover, fly backwards.

The 1000 mile range is approximate, it depends on the payload etc.
This is achieved at less than full speed cruise. The 2 hours endurance
is for 400 mph.

I do have aviation experience, I learned to fly on a friends piper
apache, have done takeoffs and landings on my own. I do not fly now. I
think that the conventional instrumentation is way obsolete.

Of course the one-mw can fly anywhere just like any airplane. It can
be flown with the side-sticks. The front seats are equipped with
steering wheels, gas and brake pedals as well as two joysticks each.
The joysticks control pitch-roll on one side and throttle-yaw on the
other. This is the same as radio controlled airplanes or helicopters.
The pitch roll stick has a vertical throttle knob.

Zoltan