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Robert (Butch) Day
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 Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2016 4:52 am Post subject: The Moller Skycars |
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The 3 prime types:
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He's been at it awhile. I remember seeing the saucer version in a magazine, back in 1974.
I believe the red ones have flown, but tethered, not free flight. I wonder about how long it can fly. It doesn't look like there is much room for fuel, and aerodynes are notorious fuel hogs.
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orzel-w
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The guy's persistent, I'll give him that. I think his latest design has given up on fixed fans/engines. They're now swivel-mounted. He couldn't get away from boundary layer separation when relying strictly on the "venetian blinds" to divert the airflow.
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Robert (Butch) Day
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You can please the NTSB — OR — you can please the ATSB.
But you can't please both at once.
Sheesh. Bureaucrats.
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