The next big advance in flight?

[unixronin]

radarrider pointed out this article about a guy who may just have come up with a quieter, safer, more efficient replacement for the majority of helicopter applications.  This could be The Next Big Thing in aviation.

Comments

[ilcylic.livejournal.com]

Not wide compared to a helicopter blade. True. Hrmmm.

But the mass of the unit might be heavier overall. And mass is part of what counts in a gyroscope.

You're right about the countersteering and the traction. So, again, I have no good idea what the effect will be.

I'd better just build something and test it before I go crazy.

-Ogre