Fan Wing

[suppaduppajerk]

kony kony kony kony

[JumpingJoop95]

What model potatoe did you use to film this?

[JaxxBat]

lifts like a VTOL

[bp3416]

Urban surveillance????

Vote for Ron Paul 2012

[JaxxBat]

@bp3416 Ron Paul in 2012..

[RCllamadude]

@bp3416 ron paul is a derp.

[ANTUK4]

we had this when we were kids it was called a rotaplane. old news m8

[deathbutt09]

Cave Stalactite mower lol

[nickolastd21]

vital question, powerfailure result, can it stil glide , autorotation is clearly out

bird strike = ???

[cibergenio2008]

80 MINUTOS DE AUTONOMIA ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ O LEI MAL , ESO DICE EN EL VIDEO QUE BARBARO

[flythebee]

its an interesting idea but it must eat the batteries very quickly turning all that fan

[MrBot000000]

Это круче, чем качяющийся подпредвроткрыл... тьфу пред-под-пред-крылок

[kaisha69able]

kffive...Paddle wheels on boats already exist omg do you live under a rock ?? wtf!!!

[ecookman]

turn it upside down, and you have a expensive lawnmower.

[scowley86]

The new Flying MOWER, keeping the sky grass from growing too tall, and keeping those pesky sky weeds under control.

[singedrac]

Very cool, I've never seen a cycloidal wing used in this way before.

[puggster]

its capable of cutting its own runway lol

quite remarkable design, if it dosnt make it in the real world, im guessing it would make a nice artf kit for model pilots

[InventorLJ]

I KNOW THE START MUSIC!!! ITS DRIVE AWAY FROM A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS!!

[kffive]

What NEXT? Paddle Wheels on BOATS?

Snake Oil

[fireworkstube]

So how does this compare to a helicopter or any fixed wing STOL, or glider style aircraft? What's the benefit other than being able to grate cheese mid air?

[DaddyOD13]

@fireworkstube Higher lift and thrust at slow speeds, slower speed surveillance and higher stability in turbulent weather.

[fireworkstube]

@DaddyOD13 Compared to a helicopter?  I can see how creating your ow low pressure area has advantages but surely it still has all of the disadvantages of a helicopter? If that blower fails it's going down in a hurry as it doesn't seem to use forward motion at all to generate lift; it looks like it's all blower. Also, won't a quadcopter provide the same if not better functionality?

[DaddyOD13]

@fireworkstube It does use forward motion to generate lift, and It has some wing space.

But I'd like to see what would happen with power out.

Maybe fan spin would still give it some control on the way down.

Composite fan blades would help with weight also.

I'd love to see more on this, it's new to me.

It doesn't really compare to a helicopter, but it's probably cheaper and quieter than one.

[singedrac]

@DaddyOD13

I suspect it would go into autorotation, but I am not sure.

[DaddyOD13]

@singedrac I think so too, but it may not handle like a chopper going down.

[singedrac]

@DaddyOD13 I've never known anything that uses a cyclic rotor not to be able to autorotate on engine failure, though cycloid wings are somewhat rare and not as commonly tested.

[REALDualDesertEagle]

Will this thing be able to glide and land safely when the motor fails?

[Kukenango]

@REALDualDesertEagle that was my first thought

[jeremytrusty]

large payloads and scale increased efficiency you might consider using it in firefighting

[FuLLeFFekT1]

A.M. Lippisch would be proud!!

[shannon1664]

I believe he said it was designed as a UAV, with urban surveillance in mind.

[deimos2k6]

for me it's more than elegant!

[TheFanwing]

this made me make a acount :D

[TheFanwing]

@TheFanwing You named your account fanwing to?

[SatanStartedIslam]

I was looking forward to see the controller cut off the engine so could notice what kinda glide pattern it has or to see if it glides like a 10 ton John Deere combine harvester, as I suspect it would?

Drones only eh?

[dudequerky]

@SatanStartedIslam a full size version carrying passengers would have to have parachutes in the case of an engine failure. that thing wont glide...

[SatanStartedIslam]

@dudequerky - At the nose or tail? Both? Let's imagine an engine failure with free spinning blades by chance sucking up lines while the canopy is deployed causing another malfunction and it's back to gliding like a 10 ton JD combine.

Wait! Let's imagine an engine fire with loss of power. Do they deploy chutes? Deployed above a fire? Hm, another JD combine free falling. :(

[peckerwood57]

Looks like a lot of drag, weight, and energy consumption. Inefficient.

[raycod84]

@peckerwood57 Yep. Pick up any intro to aero book and it'll destroy the concept with lift v drag arguments.

[LukeHand16]

Its not actually his design.

[DhrTressie]

Just what the world needs...more surveilance crap!

[divery4eyes]

how many people do you need for the actual setup?

how many people do you need for the setup?

hmmm someone likes to ask the same question twice

[TheRantingCabbie]

Okay, that's pretty cool, but, I couldn't help but to laugh at what she said half way through the video. "Okay, so what's happening now?" "It's taking off."

[slugfoot1]

Lol...Interesting.

I wonder if it will glide in the event of engine/motor failure. - I'm guessing not. : /

[raycod84]

@slugfoot1 Excellent point.

[slugfoot1]

@raycod84 From WIKIPEDIA:- " *The throttle directly affects the pitch which means increased throttle can slow the plane down much in the same manner a helicopter flares, and if carelessly applied can force a complete mid-air stop. *Glide-ratio in case of power-failure is rather low (about 1:3) but if the power-line is disengaged, the fan-wing is fully capable of doing an auto-rotational landing."

Interesting. - You still wouldn't get me in one, though.

[Me102288]

LOL just found the identicle 4ch radio control toy aircraft from china..

Its not his idea, its 25 year old idea before he found it :-\ dont care who made it first, its to slow dor it own good

[Me102288]

seen this done by a couple college students.. only prob with it is it definitely slow...

and it will remain slow :-\ so slow you get there faster walking...

[spoada]

what about communiting? How about a full size version. Lift at low speed is ideal for possible personal commuter flights, short runways commonplace. I wish I wasn't broke I'd be all in with money and Ideas. Also have you ever though of making it cheap and very small for indoor micro r/c. Its hot right now. Parkzone is a company making millions in that market. Good little planes.

[Me102288]

@spoada 30 kilometers an hour... top speed.. :-( 

[airlinerdude12]

UAV's are the devices of death. Your just helping the war........use them for fun and enjoyment not for the destruction of life

[SatanStartedIslam]

@airlinerdude12 - "UAV's are the devices of death" or for prevention of the destruction of life!

[2129261184]

@SatanStartedIslam Forest Fire prevention for exemple.

[SatanStartedIslam]

@2129261184 - Agreed.

[purge98]

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