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EXECUTIVE
SUMMARY
Turbo Wing® Technology Has Been
Researched,Developed, Tested And Reduced To Practice
- Wind
tunnel and water tests
- Tests
and demonstration with flying model aircraft and powered model watercraft
- Flight
tests and demonstrations with full scale aircraft
- Sea
tests and demonstrations with full scale watercraft
- Covered
by world-wide patents
Turbo Wing® Technology Will
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Provide
dramatic improvements in the performance and a
100% increase in security of the retrofitted aircraft
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Provide
dramatic improvements in the performance of retrofitted watercraft
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Be
the technology, for example, that permits the production of new aircraft
with the capability to transport up to 3,000,000 pounds of cargo,
3,000 miles at 200 mph without refueling
- Be
the technology, for example, that permits the production of new cargo
watercraft with the capability, at lower cost per ton-mile, to operate
at higher speeds than current cargo crafts and transport heavier payloads
with extended range.
Economic
Impact For Industry
- Dramatic
increase in the profitable production
of commercial, industrial and military aircraft
- Increase
usage of watercrafts as commuters and ferries along coastal waters
- Low
cost retrofit for improved performance of crafts already paid for and
in operation
- Dramatic
increase of the airport safety and capacity
Economic
Impact For Governments
- Provide
a new major industry
- Rapid
and low cost upgrading of civil and military systems
- Utilize
labor force in distressed areas of the country
- Maintain
and increase lead in worldwide maritime operations
- Mor
effectivity for patrol, combat and search and rescue craft
Environmental
Impact
- By
retrofitting aircraft and watercraft Turbo Wing Technology will reduce
overall fuel consumption, exhaust, and noise pollution.
Turbo
Wing® Technology Dramatically
Improves Aircraft Performance And Safety
- The
adaptation of Turbo Wing® technology to existing aircraft
is accomplished by the addition of new Turbo Wings to an aircraft or
by a simple low cost modification to the existing wings so as to conform
to a Turbo Wing.
Performance
Improvements
- Drastic
reduction in minimum flight speed
- Takeoff,
landing and lift capability considerably increased
- The
coefficients from 5 to 8, depending on wing/rotor configuration
- Level
flight on rotors alone
- Rate
of climb at least doubled
- Takeoff
and landing distance 1/3 or less than those distances for comparable
aircraft with conventional wings with flaps
- For
the same takeoff speed, take-off gross weight is 2 to 3 times that of
conventional aircraft
- Operating
range increased 50% to 100%
- Considerably
less sensitivity to air turbulence
Operations
And Subsystems
- Considerable
increase in operational safety because of low minimum flight speed,
low speed/short distance take-off and landing, high climbing rate and
ability to fly on rotors alone.
- System
components readily available in aircraft inventory
- Operational
and maintenance skill levels identical to those levels on conventional
aircraft
A Reluctance To Stall
- In
addition to improved performance capabilities of aircraft equipped with
Turbo Wing®, it is of extreme importance to point out that
Turbo Wing® has a reluctance to stall. This practical, essentially
non-stalling capability of the Turbo Wing® in itself provides
an important factor of safety in flight, which is not available in currently
operating aircraft
Turbo Wing® Technology Dramatically
Improves Watercraft Performance And Safety
- Any
marine craft, including hydrofoils, surface effect ships and SWATH crafts
can be retrofitted with Turbo Wing® by attaching the wing
system to the crafts above the waterline
- The
total lift of the wing plus rotor reduces the weight of the craft on
the water and therefore reduces the drag on the hull
- The
forward thrust of the wing partially overcomes the remaining drag of
the hull. The power required therefore to move the craft forward is
considerably reduced
Performance
Improvements
- Increased
high speed capability, especially for search and rescue
- Improved
craft stability and control at all speeds
- Reduced
pounding, reduced vertical "G-Loads"
- Improved
riding comfort
- Reduced
power and fuel requirements
- Increased
range per pound of fuel
- Reduced
speed loss in high seas
- Increased
acceleration from "in the hole planing"
- No
increase in maintenance requirements
- System
components readily available in marine inventory
Objective
- To
develop products and engineering innovations to create a safer and more
cost effective transportation environment for the world's public, commercial,
military and search & rescue transportation needs.
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