| In the 1930's there were a few designs put forth for | | | | underutilized. |
| combine like leading edge airfoils, where each blade of | | | | There are now vertical wind generators that can |
| the combine was really a small wing. Like propeller | | | | generate electricity even at 4 mile per hour winds, |
| blades almost but each blade was a mini-wing. | | | | well a rotating airfoil aircraft gliding downward could |
| Apparently, these designs have come back again, and | | | | have 100 mile per hour relative wind; now that's a hell |
| there was an interesting guy at the Paris Air Show | | | | of a lot of power generation potential. But that is not |
| that had a cool little model of just such an aircraft, | | | | all, what about adding vertical smaller combine like |
| and it flew brilliantly too. | | | | components for lateral stability rather than control |
| The design has the ability to carry more payload, and | | | | surfaces, such an attribute would be very stable |
| had great take-off and landing capabilities (STOL). | | | | even in the turbulence. |
| Could an aircraft design like this also glide down and | | | | And perfect to solve the problem of the USMC |
| use a trick from hybrid cars and regenerative | | | | Osprey, as it has a real stability problem at slow |
| breaking? Why not allow these aircraft to glide down | | | | speeds and in transitional flight, this might solve the |
| and charge up power? Could this be the answer to | | | | problem, because those things are dangerous. Please |
| an electric aircraft or STOL personal flying craft? I | | | | consider the potential of this forgotten airfoil design |
| believe so, and yet, these designs are completely | | | | for aviation. |