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Carter Aviation Technologies is a research and development company, pioneering new aviation concepts. Our primary focus is the slowed-rotor compound aircraft, a vertical takeoff and landing aircraft that uses the rotor for takeoff and landing, and a small, efficient wing for high speed flight, up to 500 mph, all with much less complexity than a tilt-rotor or other vectored thrust vehicle. We successfully demonstrated the slowed rotor concept with the CarterCopter Technology Demonstrator (CCTD), the first and only aircraft to reach mu-1 (more info).

This Month at Carter

2009-06-01

• Continued installing many of the mechanical components in the 4-Place PAV Prototype, including elements of the hydraulic and pneumatic systems, position sensors, and servos.
• Continued construction of the new fixed horizontal stabilizer and moveable elevator, to replace the existing stabilator. We completed the tooling for internal components and made the parts.
• Began construction of the landing gear fairings.
• Continued work with test specimens to determine the best methods for constructing the new rotor, which will now use a removeable pin to connect the spar to the blade skins.
• Repaired the rotor test stand.
  
  
  

  Horizontal Stabilizer Parts Landing Gear Fairing

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