Blimp Laser Pole Aft of Aircraft for Vortex Propulsion

In studying aerodynamics of birds and how they use their wings, we see something that can help us in propulsion. We have noticed spiral, horizontal tornado type eddies above the wings, which increase a birds lift capacity, by way of suction. Tornadoes such air in and the birds wing along with it. This does not occur all the time in all birds wings, but we know it exists, in fact we have the same type of eddies on modern day aircraft.

I propose we use lasers to temporarily create mini tornadoes to suck blimps along. We can do this by using onboard lasers to blast and super heat the air. I propose using argon or CO2 Lasers as they are now available in systems not much larger than a common refrigerator thanks to the excellent technological advances of DARPA. I further propose to have internal tanks of CO2 and Argon Gas

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April 3rd, 2008 by admin | No Comments »

Increasing TAS in Modern Day Fighters with Expandable Wing Tips

As fighter aircraft get faster and faster there is a diminishing return on more aerodynamic streamlining in designs. You can only build the aircraft so “Aerodynamically Correct” once you have the best optimum design for speed, there is little you can do without changing the aircraft in-flight or the air itself. Of course both of those possibilities have been and are being looked at. Let’s think on the many types of fighter aircraft, which change their configurations in-flight. You have the F-8 Crusader which changed its angle of attack in-flight so it could land at slower speeds, while achieving very high speeds in flight. The F-111 and the F-14 Tomcat both have wings which sweep back in flight as the airspeed increases. Many newer fighter designs have “thrust vectoring nozzles” to help them with maneuverability and quick turns, well that is as long as the pilot can take the additional

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April 2nd, 2008 by admin | No Comments »

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