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Arc Wing VTOL

by Mr. Flight on May 4th, 2006

Looking more like something out of a Leonardo DaVinci sketch book, I recently came across this information for the Arc Wing VTOL by Aeromobile, Inc. This craft is a fixed wing aircraft with VTOL capabilities. It is described as a fixed wing airplane which is flown like a conventional airplane and you won’t need a rotor craft rating to fly it.

The Arc Wing VTOL (Vertical Take Off and Landing) Airplane, is absolutely unique in being a true V/STOL as a fixed wing aircraft with the high cruise speed. This plane requires only the basic elements of fixed wing aircraft for VTOL or cruise flight, namely, full span flaps and high installed power usable in both VTOL and cruise. It has no need for heavy, costly, encumbering systems for conversion from one realm to another, no multiple rotors, no rotor folding devices, no cross shafting, no extra gear boxes, no “black boxes” for programming, no wing tip or tail jets, no tail rotors, no lift fans or lift engines.

The idea for the aircraft was conceived in the mid 50’s and efforts continue to product the airplane. You can view their website here. If you have the Real Player media player for your computer you can watch a intro video as well as a taxi/flight video.

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