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

Does anyone remember the Wayne Handley's Turbo Raven?  How much HP did
that have?  I think the takeoff weight was 1600 lbs.

Chris C.

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