O.K. the real Personal VTOLs
http://www.peroxidepropulsion.com/images/backpackheli.jpg
I had a picture of the “flying shoes” but can’t seem to find where I got it from.
http://www.nasm.si.edu/research/aero/aircraft/hiller_vz1.htm
It is referenced here but it was pretty cool looking.
I see this as all of the aero-quacks. You can make a rock fly. It is hard to make something reliable, safe, stable, reasonable performance, and acceptable range (in hover time or distance). The one I liked the best and (and it looks almost like SoloTrek ripped it off) was the Nord 500 http://www.raravia.com/nord500.htm
Common sense makes you look very hard at the size of the fans in all of the new guys (including Moller’s aero car). They are very small with high disc loading. Very inefficient tiny spikes of air pushing them upward. Compare this to the modern helicopter and the difference is clear. A huge column of air lofting it into the air. This gives it stability and efficiency. It personally ticks me off that DARPA gave these guys a dime! ;)
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O.K. the real Personal VTOLs
http://www.peroxidepropulsion.com/images/backpackheli.jpg
I had a picture of the “flying shoes” but can’t seem to find where I got it from.
http://www.nasm.si.edu/research/aero/aircraft/hiller_vz1.htm
It is referenced here but it was pretty cool looking.
I see this as all of the aero-quacks. You can make a rock fly. It is hard to make something reliable, safe, stable, reasonable performance, and acceptable range (in hover time or distance). The one I liked the best and (and it looks almost like SoloTrek ripped it off) was the Nord 500 http://www.raravia.com/nord500.htm
Common sense makes you look very hard at the size of the fans in all of the new guys (including Moller’s aero car). They are very small with high disc loading. Very inefficient tiny spikes of air pushing them upward. Compare this to the modern helicopter and the difference is clear. A huge column of air lofting it into the air. This gives it stability and efficiency. It personally ticks me off that DARPA gave these guys a dime! ;)