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"Bertie the Bunyip" wrote in message ... Of course you would. Since you're an idiot, you couldn't understand any of it. Since you're an idiot, you can't differenatiate between someone who has a pretty good idea of what he's talking about and a not-even- wannabe. it's just who you are. Be proud, k00k. Bertie Nonsense Kaptain Klueless, I know exactly that you are nothing but a wanna be troll. |
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I am into vtol craft and thats why i am into the most efficient not so huge propellers, i pilot rc models and am currently testing several designs
the propellers is the most important part of a vtol engine ofcourse has to be light but todays engines are superb in that aspect Quote:
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"Leviterande" wrote in message ... I am into vtol craft and thats why i am into the most efficient not so huge propellers, i pilot rc models and am currently testing several designs the propellers is the most important part of a vtol engine ofcourse has to be light but todays engines are superb in that aspect Have you reviewed the propeller and rotor types currently flying on state of the art VTOL aircraft? |
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"Lonnie" @_#~#@.^net wrote in :
"Leviterande" wrote in message ... I am into vtol craft and thats why i am into the most efficient not so huge propellers, i pilot rc models and am currently testing several designs the propellers is the most important part of a vtol engine ofcourse has to be light but todays engines are superb in that aspect Have you reviewed the propeller and rotor types currently flying on state of the art VTOL aircraft? Real helpful google boi. Bertie |
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"Leviterande" wrote I am into vtol craft and thats why i am into the most efficient not so huge propellers, i pilot rc models and am currently testing several designs the propellers is the most important part of a vtol engine ofcourse has to be light but todays engines are superb in that aspect I put this to you. If you look at the latest VTOL series of rotorcraft, since the basic helicopter design, you will find the answers you seek. Hint: they don't have screw shaped rotors, for their lift producing devices. The Osprey has main rotors about halfway between helicopters of that weight and prop planes of that weight. Very roughly. Don't you think they would use the most efficient, smallest, lightest form of prop that could be invented to do the job? Hint: The answer is yes. -- Jim in NC |
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yes, I have been looking into todays vtols, they either have a complicated large merry go arround rotor system or a very very highly concentrated plumes of air as in the harrier/F35 jet
both are very expensive to maintain, complicated and yet not so practical unless in military. so some kind of a propeller/ fan/ rotor with no moving part must do the job somehow to get rid with the complexiity and cost and SPACE! I was just thinking of testing a thick-chord fan with 4 blades and a medium AOA. it should be geard to the motor unless the motor has a very high torque. My idea is that efficiency should go up when one use a geared system example: my model vtol/thrust test rig weights around 700grams and teh thrust is around 880g, the power from the electric motor is around 166w the propeller is a standard slowfly 10x4,7 rpm is around 7000-8000 if we instead took a 7 inch impeller with larger blades moving more air at one revoltuion , i tmeans it makes more drag and resistance to the motor shaft.. now if one calculate the required data and put reduction gear to the motor. the thrust out put should be equal at less rpm and smaller propeller and with the same efficiency! I could be way wrong but that is just what i think could be possible |
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On Sep 8, 5:01*am, Leviterande Leviterande.
wrote: yes, I have been looking into *todays vtols, they either have *a complicated *large merry go arround rotor system * or a *very very highly concentrated plumes of air *as in *the harrier/F35 jet both are very expensive to maintain, complicated and yet not so practical unless in military. * so some kind of a *propeller/ fan/ rotor with no moving part *must do the job somehow to get rid with the complexiity and cost and SPACE! I was just thinking of *testing a *thick-chord fan with 4 blades and * a medium AOA. it should be geard to the motor * *unless the motor has a very high torque. My idea is that efficiency should go up when one use a geared system example: my *model vtol/thrust test rig *weights *around 700grams and *teh thrust is around 880g, * the power from the electric motor *is around 166w the propeller is a standard slowfly 10x4,7 rpm is around 7000-8000 if we instead took a 7 inch impeller *with larger blades moving more air *at one revoltuion *, i tmeans it makes *more drag and resistance to the motor shaft.. now if one calculate the required data and put reduction gear to the motor. the thrust out put should be equal at less rpm and *smaller propeller and with the same efficiency! I could be way wrong but that is just what i think could be possible -- Leviterande I have seen battery powered conventional shaped RC models accelerate upward vertically. while spinning what seemed like unremarkable props, so they clearly had thrust exceeding weight. I'm trying to understand the problem you're trying to solve. Has it to do with using a smaller engine for a given airframe? |
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On Sep 8, 3:01 am, Leviterande Leviterande.
wrote: yes, I have been looking into todays vtols, they either have a complicated large merry go arround rotor system or a very very highly concentrated plumes of air as in the harrier/F35 jet both are very expensive to maintain, complicated and yet not so practical unless in military. so some kind of a propeller/ fan/ rotor with no moving part must do the job somehow to get rid with the complexiity and cost and SPACE! I was just thinking of testing a thick-chord fan with 4 blades and a medium AOA. it should be geard to the motor unless the motor has a very high torque. My idea is that efficiency should go up when one use a geared system the propeller is a standard slowfly 10x4,7 rpm is around 7000-8000 if we instead took a 7 inch impeller with larger blades moving more air at one revoltuion , i tmeans it makes more drag and resistance to the motor shaft.. now if one calculate the required data and put reduction gear to the motor. the thrust out put should be equal at less rpm and smaller propeller and with the same efficiency! Helicopters and other VTOLs are complicated because they have to be. One of the things that bugged the early experimenters was gyroscopic force; any time we change the plane of rotation of a prop or rotor we get precession, which results in a loss of control unless the system is designed to deal with it. A fixed-pitch rotor can't do that, and the larger it is and faster it turns the worse the effects of precession. Current helicopter designs all take advantage of precession to tilt the rotor disc, applying blade lift at 90 degrees ahead of the desired blade rise. The other factor is the necessity of being able to glide. No fixed-pitch rotor is going to do that (unless it's an autogyro, with an undriven rotor and very low pitch angles) and even some sink could cause blade stall and loss of control. Do the research. Find out, the easy way, whcy others couldn't make work. Google "Moller," for instance. Dan |
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On Sep 8, 8:37*pm, wrote:
On Sep 8, 3:01 am, Leviterande Leviterande. wrote: yes, I have been looking into *todays vtols, they either have *a complicated *large merry go arround rotor system * or a *very very highly concentrated plumes of air *as in *the harrier/F35 jet both are very expensive to maintain, complicated and yet not so practical unless in military. so some kind of a *propeller/ fan/ rotor with no moving part *must do the job somehow to get rid with the complexiity and cost and SPACE! I was just thinking of *testing a *thick-chord fan with 4 blades and a medium AOA. it should be geard to the motor * *unless the motor has a very high torque. My idea is that efficiency should go up when one use a geared system the propeller is a standard slowfly 10x4,7 rpm is around 7000-8000 if we instead took a 7 inch impeller *with larger blades moving more air *at one revoltuion *, i tmeans it makes *more drag and resistance to the motor shaft.. now if one calculate the required data and put reduction gear to the motor. the thrust out put should be equal at less rpm and *smaller propeller and with the same efficiency! * * Helicopters and other VTOLs are complicated because they have to be. One of the things that bugged the early experimenters was gyroscopic force; any time we change the plane of rotation of a prop or rotor we get precession, which results in a loss of control unless the system is designed to deal with it. A fixed-pitch rotor can't do that, and the larger it is and faster it turns the worse the effects of precession. Current helicopter designs all take advantage of precession to tilt the rotor disc, applying blade lift at 90 degrees ahead of the desired blade rise. * * *The other factor is the necessity of being able to glide. No fixed-pitch rotor is going to do that (unless it's an autogyro, with an undriven rotor and very low pitch angles) and even some sink could cause blade stall and loss of control. * * *Do the research. Find out, the easy way, whcy others couldn't make work. Google "Moller," for instance. * * * * *Dan Because models are so overpowered compared with full size, could some of those problems be solved with air blowing over controllable fins? A smaller diameter prop would get a lot of velocity across the fins, and that could be used to offset rotation and could tilt the axis for translation. It might take a little computer power, or maybe just a skilled pilot, for easy control. It would have to be a labor of love, I doubt there's a DOD or commercial use for such a device. |
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"Lonnie" @_#~#@.^net wrote in :
"Bertie the Bunyip" wrote in message ... Of course you would. Since you're an idiot, you couldn't understand any of it. Since you're an idiot, you can't differenatiate between someone who has a pretty good idea of what he's talking about and a not-even- wannabe. it's just who you are. Be proud, k00k. Bertie Nonsense Kaptain Klueless, I know exactly that you are nothing but a wanna be troll. Nonsense. I'm an excellent troll. Bertie |
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