Interesting propulsion

[M20F]

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

[gsengle]

Would expect it to be less efficient than a regular propeller due to having to change the air's direction...

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[carusoam]

M20 tail on it is nice.

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-a-

[N601RX]

Now just add a vector thrust nozzle for verticle takeoff and landing.

[Piloto]

Novel idea. But in full scale plane it would take too much space, weight and cost vs a propeller.

José 

[DaV8or]

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