M20F Posted January 2, 2016 Report Share Posted January 2, 2016 Somebody sent me this YouTube link, sort of neat. Wonder how it would work in a full scale application. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wg8ZbiC9IBw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsengle Posted January 2, 2016 Report Share Posted January 2, 2016 Would expect it to be less efficient than a regular propeller due to having to change the air's direction... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carusoam Posted January 2, 2016 Report Share Posted January 2, 2016 M20 tail on it is nice. Best regards, -a- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N601RX Posted January 3, 2016 Report Share Posted January 3, 2016 Now just add a vector thrust nozzle for verticle takeoff and landing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piloto Posted January 3, 2016 Report Share Posted January 3, 2016 Novel idea. But in full scale plane it would take too much space, weight and cost vs a propeller. José Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaV8or Posted January 5, 2016 Report Share Posted January 5, 2016 (edited) Fun experiment, but they guy admits in the video that it's not as efficient as the good ol' propeller. I thought for a moment that he could possibly market this as a "safety" R/C plane as it has no spinning propellor to bite people, but then I remember the R/C guys already have ducted fans they use in jet models. So I guess this will have to remain a fun experiment that answers the question- "Can you make a hair dryer fly?" Edited January 5, 2016 by DaV8or Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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