andrewbontrager
Active Member
Response to my previous aircraft idea was the unanimous feeling that such a craft isn't better than a conventional helicopter, and has disadvantages in weight and in power requirements.
FLYING SAUCER - Google Patent SearchI'd like to discuss another old patent--United States Patent 3774865. It describes a flying saucer that has a circular rim and hub. Between the hub and rim are two sets of helicopter-like rotor blades. They're operated by air bearings and compressed air means, as shown in the patent. There's a pressurized chamber between the rotor blades, and vents are provided on the rim, to use air from this chamber to control pitch, roll and yaw controls. The electrical needs of the aircraft can be met by mounting solar panels on the surfaces of the upper set of blades, and also by making the blades of electrically conductive material, so that when they are turned, they become, in effect, static electrical generators.
Go ahead, shoot this one apart for me.
FLYING SAUCER - Google Patent SearchI'd like to discuss another old patent--United States Patent 3774865. It describes a flying saucer that has a circular rim and hub. Between the hub and rim are two sets of helicopter-like rotor blades. They're operated by air bearings and compressed air means, as shown in the patent. There's a pressurized chamber between the rotor blades, and vents are provided on the rim, to use air from this chamber to control pitch, roll and yaw controls. The electrical needs of the aircraft can be met by mounting solar panels on the surfaces of the upper set of blades, and also by making the blades of electrically conductive material, so that when they are turned, they become, in effect, static electrical generators.
Go ahead, shoot this one apart for me.
