Curved Vortex Lift-Type 2 (2011-03)

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In 2011 we (Giesbert Nijhuis and friends) build the second type of curved vortex machine, to discover if it is possible to lift a craft with both ends of a curved vortex. The first type made use of 4 tubes, but is hard to scale to a larger and more powerful size. We discovered by experiments that sucking just one end of a leading edge vortex over a curved edge, produces a fine curved vortex. It can lift a DVD box, about 75 gram.
We are already working on new curved vortex machines. When ready, I'll post it on YouTube and my site. If it really works; please remember you saw it here for the first time!

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Science & Technology

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• curved
• vortex
• machine
• lift
• flying
• disc
• craft
• tornado
• experiment
• giesbert
• nijhuis

[johnnyrebangel]

Gies, Alex As Ron White said in his comedy routine about the guy in Florida who said he was in good enough shape to strap himself to a tree and survive a category 3 hurricane: "Let me explain something to ya; It isn't THAT the wind is blowing....It's WHAT the wind is blowing! If you get hit by a Volvo, it doesn't matter how many situps you did that morning!" Now then...How do we use your vortex to lift a Volvo? The tornados in southern USA recently prove that huge buildings can fly!

[Trebseig]

@johnnyrebangel Yea; tornadoes have recently clearly proven that they can lift buildings. Stop it nature! Tornado's are beautiful, as long as they don't destroy. But if we can use that force for good, that would be great. I'm trying to discover if it is possible to "fly by tornado". Image if that could reduce fuel consumption, or give aircaft VTOL capabilities (read: no need for large airfields, safer take-off and landings), that's my goal -next to having a good time doing experiments.