NathanElliott
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Hi, I'm new here and I just came here to share a rotor concept I've been designing for years that I believe and intend to prove will be far superior to any other form of rotorcraft, hence why I call it the "Super Rotor".
The way it works is that it produces thrust with drag force instead of the lift force that conventional rotorcraft create for propulsion. What this means is that the propulsion isn't wasting most of the motor power on rotary drag but instead minimizes rotary drag most of the rotation of a blade by shielding it closely and then maximizes that blade's drag by exposing it. Not only is this far more efficient but because drag only increases with blade count it also makes the rotor extremely power dense compared to the small-number propeller blades of conventional rotorcraft. This becomes even more magnified when you consider the drag coefficient of the blades, which is much higher here as well. The end result should be phenomenal!
I'm currently building a small quadrotor to prove this concept but I couldn't wait until it's finished because this is too good to keep to myself.
The way it works is that it produces thrust with drag force instead of the lift force that conventional rotorcraft create for propulsion. What this means is that the propulsion isn't wasting most of the motor power on rotary drag but instead minimizes rotary drag most of the rotation of a blade by shielding it closely and then maximizes that blade's drag by exposing it. Not only is this far more efficient but because drag only increases with blade count it also makes the rotor extremely power dense compared to the small-number propeller blades of conventional rotorcraft. This becomes even more magnified when you consider the drag coefficient of the blades, which is much higher here as well. The end result should be phenomenal!
I'm currently building a small quadrotor to prove this concept but I couldn't wait until it's finished because this is too good to keep to myself.
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