Don't know about the Chrysler product, but it sure looks like the Hiller Flying Platform, on display at the Hiller Museum up the road in San Carlos. The primary problem with the Hiller machine was that it couldn't fly faster than 8mph due to large pitch-up moments from the duct leading edge. I work on this VTVL craft in Sunnyvale: www.solotrek.com With control of duct tilt relative to the airframe, and the aerodynamic drag center below the ducts, we will be able to go much faster. So far, we've only flown in tethered hover. Ken
>>This looks like an identical copy of a VTVL craft produced by Chrysler in the fifties and rejected by the US Army. Even the performance parameters are the same. The US Army rejected it because of high vulnerability to ground fire even worse than a chopper, and limited endurance. I can see the intifada having fun with this one! ******** _______________________________________________ ERPS-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.erps.org/mailman/listinfo/erps-list
