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

 
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