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The following major aviation records could be broken by the CarterCopter design. Some of the records would require modifications to the prototype CarterCopter, as specified below.

Break the altitude record for any type of rotary wing or fixed wing aircraft powered by either a piston or turboprop engine.

Present records:
Autogyros- 18,517ft (piston, 1982)
Helicopter - 40,820 ft (turbo, 1972)
Fixed wing - 56,046 ft (piston, 1938)

Potential: 70,000 ft
(with a compound turbocharged piston diesel). See Performance Spreadsheet for Altitude Record Flight for the calculations behind this projection.

Modifications to basic prototype required to reach potential:

• 90 foot wing span, 225 square foot wing area, 70 foot rotor diameter, diesel engine

Break the absolute speed record for any type rotary wing aircraft and for a fixed wing aircraft over both a 100 & 500 km course powered by either a piston or turboprop.

Present records:
Autogyro - 3 km - 120mph (piston, 1986)
Helicopter - 15 km - 249 mph (turbo, 1986)
Fixed wing - 100 km - 470 mph (piston, 1947), 500 km - 454 mph (turbo, 1961)

Potential: 500 mph over a 3, 15, 100 and 500 km course

Modifications to basic prototype required to reach potential:

• 4-bladed propeller
• Change drive ratio to slow down propeller
• Supercharger in series with a turbocharger to attain 500 HP at 45,000 feet from a NASCAR racing engine.

Break the timed climb to altitude record for any type rotary wing or fixed wing aircraft. powered by a piston or turboprop engine.

Present records:
Auto gyro - 3000 m - 8 m, 8 sec (piston, 1990)
Helicopter -

3000 m - 1 m, 22 sec (turbo, 1972)
6000 m- 2 m, 59 sec (turbo, 1972)
9000 m- 5 m, 58 sec (turbo, 1971)

Fixed wing -

3000 m - 1 m, 31 sec (piston, 1972)
6000 m- 3 m, 43 sec (turbo, 1985)
9000 m- 6 m, 34 sec (turbo, 1985)

Potential:

3000m - less than 1 minute
6000m - less than 2 minutes
9000 m - less than 3 minutes

Modifications to basic prototype required to reach potential:

• 4-bladed propeller
• Set manifold pressure to attain continuous 600 HP from a NASCAR racing engine.

Break the distance record for non stop non refueling for any type rotary wing or fixed wing aircraft powered by a piston or turboprop engine.

Present records:
Auto gyro - 543 miles (piston, 1975)
Helicopter - 2,213 miles (turbo, 1966)
Fixed wing - 24,986 miles (piston, 1986)

Potential: 30,270 miles
(circle the earth). See Performance Spreadsheet for Round-the-World Flight for the calculations behind this projection.

Modifications to basic prototype required to reach potential:

• 90 foot wing span, 225 square foot wing area.
• 70 foot rotor diameter.
• Install turbo diesel engine.
• Set manifold pressure and RPM to attain 450 HP for takeoff
• Fuel bladder in baggage and passenger compartment - an additional 550 gallons.

Establish a new record ratio for gross weight to empty weight for any type rotary or fixed wing aircraft.

Present record: Fixed Wing - 9720/2319 = 4.19 (piston, 1986)

Potential: Ratio - 10000/2350 = 4.26

Modifications to basic prototype required to reach potential:

• 90 foot wing span, 225 square foot wing area.
• 70 foot rotor diameter.
• 4-bladed Propeller.
• Set manifold pressure to attain 600 HP for takeoff from a NASCAR racing engine.