Illustration by Karl Loveridge, (801) 731-9078

1. Total wing area 77 ft.sq., 32 ft. span. Wing sections outboard of tail booms are removable. Width of aircraft with wings removed is 8 1/2 ft.
2. Combination flap and aileron.
3. 20 gal. fuel in each outer wing section. 50 gal. fuel in center wing section. 40 gal. fuel in fuselage under baggage.
4. Large tail volume for excellent directional stability and safety considerations under certain flight conditions. 100% of horizontal stabilizer is movable in airplane mode.
5. Large baggage compartment.
6. Pressurized cabin - 10 psi differential.
7. Nose landing gear retracts into fuselage.
8. Wide stance air over hydraulic main gear retracts into tail booms. 18 inch vertical travel to absorb 20 ft/sec sink.
9. 33.5 ft. diameter bearingless carbon rotor with twistable spar. 28 square feet area. 6 inch chord at tip. 15 inch chord at root. 55 lbs. depleted uranium in each blade tip. Ultra high inertia rotor allows aircraft on take off to clear 50 ft obstacle 100 feet away at gross weight.
10. V6 NASCAR racing engine. Compound turbo. 600 hp for short duration from 0-30,000 ft., 300 hp at 45,000 ft., 145 hp at 60,000 ft., 71 hp at 75,000 ft. Weight without radiator, turbos, turbo coolers and coolant is 265 lbs.
11. Streamline rotor spinner covers rotor head mechanism.
12. 94 inch diameter bearingless carbon prop. 21 inch chord at root at 25% radius, 8 inch chord at 75% radius. Weight including pitch change mechanism is less than 30 lbs. Prop shown in high speed cruise.
13. Centerline of thrust is through aircraft average center of gravity for safety considerations under certain flight conditions.
14. Seamless molded structural exterior.
15. Cooling air entrance and variable area exit.
16. Rotor drive pulley and shaft move in the fore and aft direction about the u-joint in the rotor head to tighten or loosen the belt. Guard prevents belt from touching pulley in auto rotating mode.
17. Tail booms extend below the tip of prop so a wheels up landing is possible w/o prop damage.

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