Thomas y Reina Jakits wrote:

Hi all,

I believe this is another "Moeller".

Obviously he wants (or wishes...) to take off vertically:

a) With the propellor alone one will have problems to get enough

lift - it

is not for nothing that helicopters use huge "props".

b) IF one gets it off the ground, how is one to counter-act the torque
produced by the lift-prop? Is there a counter-rotating system I did

not see

on the website? The flimsy louvers one can see below the prop only

seem to

redirect the air front/rear not sideways or like a stator vane.... How

does

one control the craft up to the speed where aerodynamic control from

the

surfaces is possible?

Probably a "Please give me your money for the heck of it!"

proposition!!

Thomas J.

Claimed performance numbers makes for amusing reading.

I am afraid. that is all there is!!

  Here's a link:

http://www.amvaircraft.com/

"Burns, Mark" wrote:

Actually, I think the concept is sound. Adverse torque is compensated
for through the deflection of air via louvers below the prop. There
are 5 prop blades 94" long. The prop ain't that small and it is

shrouded.

I would love to see it up close.

Mark

Hi Mark,

even if it gets off the ground and you deflect the air down or to the rear,
you still have the torque on the prop. The body will try to go the other
direction if there is nothing to hold it in one direction. Deflecting air
down or to the rear won´t help, even sideways will do nothing to counter the
torque. You need something that pulls against the prop, like a tailrotor or
fan or counter-rotating props!

Thomas J.

 
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