Hey, how's it going?
Hi; Well, spending a rainy, cold memorial weekend inside finishing my big SATUJT helicopter model, too miserable outside to work on construction project(sheetrock). See RCTOYS - dragan flyer II RC model, and aerosafe eagle, that's the basic idea. I add : central spherical cabin w/Transfer Ring between cabin and outer plate(containing 4 rotors)with hinge-pins at 0 deg and 180 deg(C to TR)and 2 more at 90 deg and 270 deg(TR to OP)for U JoinT action. Cabin stays vertical but TR/OP rotate any-which-a-way around it. Figured out this SATurnUJoinT idea 7-8 years ago, designing a possible LOGGING helicopter(went thru 8 iterations to arrive at basically the same idea as DF II and aerosafe eagle concepts).....Next model : edge spinning paddle wheels on a "brick" shape, your basic semitruck/UPS van. As you may know, a "brick" has 14 times the aerodynamic drag as a fish/torpedo but square box is most efficient shape to pack/move square boxes. Thus the aero-shells on cabs approximating that ideal fish shape. So, 4 long-thin spinning paddle wheels(or old lawnmower curved blades)on front 4 edges(actually 3 on semitruck because of undercarriage)that actively PULL air off the front plate and another 4(actually 3)on the back edges that PILE up air on the back doors. Thus reversing normal C-T aerodynamic drag to T-C PUSH YOU/PULL ME thrust. Since only about 10% of diesel energy goes to "snow-plowing" air out of the way(the rest is WASTE HEAT)and pulling it forward(tensile stress on rear doors is why dust collects on them)the energy to roll a semitruck down the freeway at 70 mph should drop proportionately. My main problem will be getting the 3V mini-motors centered/aligned with the 8 vidal sassoon paddle wheel brushes.....Got a call from my Senator's office last week, possibility of my plasma film-belt concept being developed in coal burning MHD. Coal slag(crud)builds up on throat walls, this solves the problem, making 60% efficient coal-to-electricity possible. It was a quickie/prelim idea I had 5 years ago sitting on waikiki beach. We'll see....