August 20th, 2008

Fanwing Aircraft

BLogbook Entry #278
Arrival Time: 16:44
Wright Time: .3

Although this looks to be a promising new design in aircraft technology, it does raise a few questions:

- The effects of a bird strike or multiple bird strikes
- Takeoffs from anything other than FOD-free surfaces
- Any sort of malfunction in the mechanics that drive the main fan

I would suppose that if the fan were similar to that on a reel lawn mower, the results from taking a bird strike would be parallel to those of such a mower on doggy doo-doo.. But I wouldn’t think those benefits (if they can be called that?) could also be extended to rocks and sticks, just as they aren’t on reel lawn mowers.

My thoughts…
Smile! Capt’n Chris

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One Response to:
“Fanwing Aircraft”

  1. justintomblin, on August 28th, 2008 at 10:09 pm Said:

    MAGNUS EFFECT(airplane flying handbook FAA-H-8083-25)
    Magnus Effect is a lifting force produced when a
    rotating cylinder produces a pressure differential. This is the
    same effect that makes a baseball curve or a golf ball slice.

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