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Re: "Sparrow" Scout VTOL
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lugnet.cad.dat.models
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Fri, 16 Jun 2000 16:38:58 GMT
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In lugnet.cad.dat.models, Axel Poqué writes:
> To me this looks like an Autogyro where the forward thrust is generated by the
> propellor and the upward lift comes from the free-running rotor which is driven
> by airflow only. So it would be an STOL (Short Take Of and Landing), I think.
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> Nice model otherwise.
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> Axel
Actually, I based this model on a new craft being tested by the US Military
from last month's Popular Science/Mechanics (I can't remember which). They
classified it as a VTOL, so I went with it. It actually takes off like a
chopper, but transitions to just the rear prop in horizontal flight, with
the vertical rotor locked in place. I guess enough lift is created by the
stub wings and the prop thrust going over the rear wing to keep it airborne.
Weird system, I know, but I guess it works.
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 | | Re: "Sparrow" Scout VTOL
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| To me this looks like an Autogyro where the forward thrust is generated by the propellor and the upward lift comes from the free-running rotor which is driven by airflow only. So it would be an STOL (Short Take Of and Landing), I think. Nice model (...) (24 years ago, 16-Jun-00, to lugnet.cad.dat.models)
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