NASA Samarai hybrid-electric VTOL personal-aircraft concept

NASA concept for a vertical take-off and landing personal aircraft that combines a lightweight electric lift system with an internal-combustion cruise engine. This provides longer range than possible on battery power alone. The single-blade prop-rotors are stopped in flight to act as wings. This reduces drag. The concept takes its name from the single-blade rotor's similarity to the samara, or maple seed.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• aerospace
• aviation
• aircraft
• VTOL
• UAS
• hybrid
• electric
• samara

[TheGreatSteve]

Also trims hedges! :-)

[octopusmagnificens]

Life expectancy in this complex thing is smaller than in the Stalingrad front.

[makinamati]

i wonder...vibration issues during cyclic input

[Crazycash314]

I m sorry but I don't like the concept of it being also a helicopter it looks like it's going to chop ur head of

[hjoore]

Very nice animation!

[SALESPRODUCTIONS]

If man were made to fly - God would have given us wings -

[ThatMiserableCat]

This hypothetical contraption is about as Likely For Success as old Professor Langley's "Aerodrome" of 1903 was.

[britishgoose01]

nah, we have the tech to come of the rotary engines, i dnt know why there still being usd

[inagod]

this is proven technology,we can build this,the software has been out their for a long time,out with the puffin,far too dangerous landing upright.

[borntafly]

ginsue -I think

[1BustedMyth]

1:28 has to be the best bit

[crimsoncoin]

Very Zen