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I'm not a pilot, but the fan pods are flaps, so I think there's some steering there. Also, it has a full aircraft parachute as a last resort.
by joshuahaglund 9y ago
I'm not a pilot, but the fan pods are flaps, so I think there's some steering there.
Also, it has a full aircraft parachute as a last resort.
- pdelbarba 9y agoAir frame parachutes are great at high altitude but under ~500ft (where you're going to have the highest load on your electrical system during landing/takeoff) they do absolutely nothing. As far as the flaps, they are not sufficient for controlled flight. Increasing the angle of one of them increases both lift and drag on that wing so you have at best a dutch roll/adverse yaw and at worst a flat spin.
- Jtsummers 9y agohttps://www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/handbooks_manuals/aviation/helicopter_flying_handbook/media/hfh_ch11.pdf https://www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/handbooks_manuals/a... Helicopters, as opposed to this vehicle, have the ability to be controlled even when power is lost. This is a much safer failure mode for personal aircraft then depending on a chute: useless at altitudes high enough to be fatal but low enough to result in a failed chute deployment. Similarly, winged aircraft can glide, where this one cannot, given enough forward velocity. This thing will drop like a rock in an incidence of power failure at low altitude and the operator will have no way to control where it hits the ground (for either their safety or the safety of those on the ground).