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  1. Scheny

    Beast Horus

    A new episode is live:
  2. Scheny

    Beast Horus

    It uses the same powerplant (PBS TJ-100) as the Sonex and also newer BD-5 variants (the BD-5 originally used TRS-18, but it is very unreliable and consumes more).
  3. Scheny

    Beast Horus

    At first it was just my private hobby and considered "The Beast" and the logo was already decided to be something between an owl and a feline predator. My wife still asks me whether I am working on "The Beast" when going down into the garage. Later I got my business partner moving the project...
  4. Scheny

    FAA actively recruiting workers who suffer "severe intellectual" disabilities and psychiatric problems

    I have to admit I didn't read all posts in this thread, but I wanted to give my 2 cents from an Austrian perspective: Here in Austria, every company above 25 employees needs to also employ someone with disabilities or otherwise pay a fee (which is used as benefit for companies taking on more...
  5. Scheny

    Beast Horus

    New episode is live:
  6. Scheny

    Beast Horus

    New episode is live:
  7. Scheny

    Beast Horus

    Yes. Here we just call it "the positive" and "the negative". I was not so familiar with the differences in the English language.
  8. Scheny

    Beast Horus

    A status update is available:
  9. Scheny

    Beast Horus

    Last week we had a review of the inlet where we made the final change, but it already was right to about an inch in absolute size. Because it is a turbojet, it has quite a small mass flow compared to its power output. This makes the in- and outlets rather small. The design has been verified by...
  10. Scheny

    Beast Horus

    The canopy has a complex shape with very tight tolerances, as we reach speeds of 300kt or maybe even beyond. because of this, we are building the positive for the moulds with a 3D printer. Progress is slower that way, but we can build it with a precision of 1/4mm (1/100in). The remaining...
  11. Scheny

    Beast Horus

  12. Scheny

    Beast Horus

    You may know this aircraft from the previous thread, where I designed it starting from 2015. Well, the project has gained traction and we registered a company building the prototype right now. This new thread is for showing the progress and giving you the opportunity for asking questions. You...
  13. Scheny

    Problems in designing a small aircraft.

    I had exactly the same problems with my project, the Horus. If you compare the avatar pic (initial concept) on the left with the current version of the aircraft on my page (www.beast.aero), a lot has changed CoG-wise. For the spar there is not so much problem as it is behind the pilot, but the...
  14. Scheny

    "Beast One" - the next generation Microjet

    Best case would be 3 FTE. Your pics totally fits to this project and the first one to me 😆. As for certification, I have never worked on certifying an aircraft before (except supoorting for one FNPT), but for cars, this is my everyday business. We have this saying, that for each level of safety...
  15. Scheny

    "Beast One" - the next generation Microjet

    Yes and no. It will definitely be a niche product, but VTOL are no competition. People buy a jet because of the speed and small VTOL don't go faster than 50kt.
  16. Scheny

    "Beast One" - the next generation Microjet

    Thanks. I know what amount it is and that is mainly the reason for the slow progress. Since I had to rework everything, the new timeline is to build the plugs in autumn. Thereafter it will mainly depend whether a sponsor can be found. Best case would be a year to first flight, if enough funding...
  17. Scheny

    "Beast One" - the next generation Microjet

    Slow your horses... You have to marry first, before you are allowed to look under the skirt ;) There is a super short video of the current 3D model available now: As for technical details, they will follow later. I had too much work to do lately, but I am planning to take some vacation in...
  18. Scheny

    You thought amateur drones were dangerous, what about the jetpacks?

    I never doubted this was going to happen. It was only a question of when. Some people just don't understand the concept of redundancy and that adding a lot of jets does not make it failproof.
  19. Scheny

    "Beast One" - the next generation Microjet

    Sorry, it took a bit longer as I was quite busy with some other tasks. here the promised video:
  20. Scheny

    "Beast One" - the next generation Microjet

    It was quite for some while, as I was working for a non-profit organization in my sparetime. But in the next days I will post a new Youtube video showing the design that Carlos came up with. Also, the build of the fuselage is about to begin.
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