FanWing - The Flying Combine

This interesting aircraft is referred to as the FanWing. The company would prefer the method of propulsion to be called "distributed-propulsion vortex-lift" technology, which is similar to the blade cylinders used in harvesting machines.

The company touts its design as it allows for very steady flights and angles of attack that are not possible in other aircraft without stalling or worse. Last but not least, the aircraft has a low carbon footprint, to please Al Gore.

Plans include to initially use the aircraft as a unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and then move on to bigger and better things like passenger travel, cropdusting, and firefighting. There is even a planned vertical takeoff and landing version (VTOL).



(Gizmodo via FlightGlobal)

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