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Cyclo Rotor

The document discusses a prototype electric air taxi that uses cyclorotors as its main propulsion system. Cyclorotors, which have been used successfully in ships for over a century, offer compactness, precise maneuverability, and a stable transition between hover and flight. While cyclocopter prototypes historically failed due to issues like materials, engines, or aerodynamic knowledge, recent technology advances in areas like electric propulsion and lightweight materials have potential to revolutionize air travel through new cyclorotor-powered aircraft designs.

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Cyclo Rotor

The document discusses a prototype electric air taxi that uses cyclorotors as its main propulsion system. Cyclorotors, which have been used successfully in ships for over a century, offer compactness, precise maneuverability, and a stable transition between hover and flight. While cyclocopter prototypes historically failed due to issues like materials, engines, or aerodynamic knowledge, recent technology advances in areas like electric propulsion and lightweight materials have potential to revolutionize air travel through new cyclorotor-powered aircraft designs.

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what you are looking at is a fully

electric air taxi prototype using

cyclorotors as the main propulsion

system also known as cyclogyro or

cyclocopter aircraft

this century old technology used

successfully in ships

is gaining traction as an ev tall main

propulsion system

it offers compactness precise

maneuverability and a stable transition

from hover to flight

in this video i will explain the

operating principle of the cyclorotor

and i will go over the pros and cons of

the propulsion system that could be

powering your future daily commute

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in february 1923 jonathan edward

caldwell filed for a patent on a device

he called the cyclogyro it consisted of

an airplane fuselage with two paddle

wheel like attachments in place of the

wings

this was only one of many attempts to

create a vertical takeoff and landing

cyclocopter aircraft

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the historic failure of cyclocopter


prototypes can be attributed to one or

more of these three main weaknesses

unsuitable materials heavy engines and

power sources or insufficient knowledge

of aerodynamic phenomena

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in recent years converging technologies

and improvements in lightweight

materials electric propulsion systems

and batteries have reached a point where

they have the potential to revolutionize

air travel

the creation of new cyclorotor systems

that benefit from these technology

advancements is allowing the development

of new cyclocopter aircraft around the

world

this technology combines the main

benefits of rotorcraft and fixed wing

concepts

a cyclo rotor has several wings rotating

around a central rotation axis at a

constant speed

these wings are connected to a freely

rotating hub with conrods

an eccentric position of the hub causes

a periodic change of the pitch angle of

attack of a wing during one revolution

thereby generating accelerated airflow


and creating thrust

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the distance between the rotation axis

of the rotor and the rotation axis of

the hub determines the thrust magnitude

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and the position of the rotation axis of

the hub in the peripheral direction

determines the thrust direction 360

degrees around the rotation axis

in hover the blades are actuated to a

positive pitch on the upper half of

their revolution in a negative pitch

over the lower half

inducing a net upward aerodynamic force

and opposite fluid downwash

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the austria-based company cyclotec

developed and tested many different

rotor prototypes the current prototype

is a carbon cylinder 420 millimeters

long and 350 millimeters in diameter

with five blades also made of carbon

which allows to develop a maximum thrust

of 25 kilograms at 3100 revolutions per

minute

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the company offers several uses for this

technology including the concept of a

four-seater air taxi with four


propellers on a 1.2 by 1.2 meter unit it

will offer an estimate range of 85

kilometers with a flight time of 40

minutes and a cruising speed of 150

kilometers per hour

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the cyclocopter design has several

advantages exceptional maneuverability

the ability to instantly change the

magnitude and direction of traction on

each rotor without having to change the

engine speed compactness by the

reduction of aircraft footprint

agility they can react to crosswinds and

gusts in a much faster and effective way

especially during the critical takeoff

and landing phase cyclo rotors can

immediately counteract interfering

forces

forward flight efficiency the efficiency

of a cyclo rotor is proven to improve

during forward flight

one of the biggest disadvantages of a

cyclocopter is that the rotor weight

forms a significant fraction of the

empty weight of the vehicle the weight

of the rotor is directly related to the

blade weight because it governs the

radial force which is the predominant


structural load on a cyclo rotor

designing lightweight blades for the

cycle rotor is challenging because the

outward force acts in the transverse

direction producing large blade

deformations and even structural failure

of the blades previous studies have

shown that large bending and torsional

deformations degrade the thrust

producing capability and efficiency of

the cycle rotor

russia's foundation for advanced

research is developing the cyclocar a

hybrid vtol that will carry 6 people or

up to 600 kilograms of cargo

it can travel 500 kilometers with a top

speed of 250 kilometers per hour

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the russians are planning to use it with

a hybrid propulsion system with full

electric drive and a range extending

combustion generator

a full-size long-range six-seat cycle

car is expected to fly in 2022

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