Garrow Aircraft introduces the Verticopter based on unique tilt-prop flying wing design

23 Jun 2008

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Mountain View, USA: Privately-owned design firm Garrow Aircraft has released details on its unique aircraft architecture, the Verticopter.

The Verticopter has been in the making for a number of years, having passed several critical phases in final design, simulator performance and benchmarking.

The yet-unseen aircraft configuration can be categorised as a ''co-axial tilt-prop flying wing'', and is capable of both very Short Take-Off and Landing (STOL) and Vertical Take-off and Landing (VTOL) operations, based on its loading conditions.

Being a convertiplane, the Verticopter relies on thrust vectoring through a relatively simple prop-tilting mechanism that is  uniquely integrated at the centre of the wing. It allows excellent streamlined airflow in both vertical and level-flight operation, and its aerodynamic performance places it on par with the best contemporary turboprop airplanes.

The innovative aircraft design went through one hundred design iterations over several years, and according to Oliver Garrow, inventor and owner of Garrow Aircraft, now exhibits very satisfactory design and flight characteristics across the whole speed envelope.

Garrow says that a wealth of information such as applications, specifications, data sheets, benchmarks, multimedia collaterals, and the entire simulator environment has been placed on the company's website for aviation enthusiasts to discover the Verticopter and fly it in the low-cost X-plane 9 simulator.

The Verticopter was initially planned as a licensable product, and is a highly scalable platform that yields aircraft with wingspans ranging from several feet to several tens of feet. It can accommodate various specific missions, including  manned and unmanned air surveillance, point-to-point VIP transport and medical evacuation.

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