
A second take, still without specifics. This time it is turboprop tricopter. Basically this is the traditional helicopter powerplant - we remove most of the power via gearbox between axial compressor and hot turbine and distribute it to tilt rotor axis in the rear and fixed ducted fan in the front. Rear props are pusher type, low to the ground, so unless the whole thing is "dandy-long-legs" there is no option for horizontal take off. I don't like it, and I like even less that the pilot will sit over the exhaust pipe, but it is the only way I can imagine to balance the thing and keep tilted rotor plane not intersecting with pilot body in all configurations. While cruising this is a tandem plane with rear wing having no mechanization or control surfaces, it is there simply to provide extra lift and hide the rotor transmission.
Category Artwork (Traditional) / Doodle
Species Airborne Vehicle
Size 1280 x 1006px
File Size 254 kB
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