The Flying Car Revolution With Super Hybrid VTOL - CYCLOCAR

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The Cyclocar will carry six people, or 600 kg of cargo, up to 500 km (310 miles) thanks to a hybrid powertrain and that unconventional propulsion system. Initial tests have validated the cyclic propulsion system and efficiency estimates.

Russia's Foundation for Advanced Research has already flown a 60-kg (132-lb) prototype of its Cyclocar VTOL aircraft, which uses a super-responsive cyclical propeller propulsion system.

It places a number of variable-pitch blades in fast-rotating barrels. Each blade changes pitch constantly as the barrel spins, meaning each corner of the aircraft can vector its thrust through 360 degrees nearly instantly, without changing the RPM of the motors.

Its hybrid propulsion system will be with a fully electric drive and a range-extending combustion generator and this six-seat aircraft is expected to fly at up to 250 km/h (155 mph).

The range will be up to 500 km (310 miles) thanks to the excellent energy density of gasoline.

The propulsion barrels will have a large diameter of 1.5 m (5 ft). And the Cyclocar will carry up to six people, or 600 kg (1,323 lb) of payload, in either piloted, autonomous or remote-controlled trim. A loading ramp at the rear will improve access for disabled passengers and make cargo loading more practical.

“While the cyclic propulsion system was very aerodynamically complex, it's quiet, compact, and shielded for protection against foreign objects, while enabling very fast thrust vectoring”
The video suggests this may start out as a military project.

The largest prototype flown thus far is this 60-kg subscale version. A full-size, battery-electric prototype expected to begin test flights in 2022.

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