>>1536850>>1536861>>1536863More jewed airplanes:
http://www.nurflugel.com/Nurflugel/Horten_Nurflugels/PUL-10/body_pul-10.htmlhttp://all-aero.com/index.php/59-planes-b-c/1295-baaer-ba-5-gurThis kind of thin tail is also found on this STOL airplane:
>>1556338>http://sustainableskies.org/john-langfords-new-direction/He told Aviation Week, “I left Aurora and Boeing in January, and I’ve been working to start a new company focused on hybrid electric for regional mobility. It’s virtual today, in the organizational stage and by the time the pandemic ends I hope we’ll be in a position to take it to the stage of a real in-person company.” Like several others, he is turning from vertical flight to more conventional configurations, but those which promise near-helicopter performance. Somewhat under the radar, much of his new direction can be seen in two white papers by MIT associates.
The first, An Assessment of Electric STOL Aircraft, by Christopher B. Courtin and R. John Hansman, compare eVTOL (electric Vertical Take Off and Landing) and eSTOL (electric Short Take Off and Landing)-type aircraft and considers that, “Compared to VTOL vehicle concepts, STOL aircraft may have improved mission performance (in terms of range, payload, or speed for a given vehicle size) and an easier pathway to certification.”
The second, Flight Test Results of a Subscale Super-STOL Aircraft, by Courtin, Hansman, and Mark Drela (one of the original designers of Daedalus) provides data from tests of a 30-percent scale model of a projected four-seat craft. The highly-flapped, eight motor design showed an ability to take off and land in spaces normally reserved for helicopters or multi-rotors.
