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1. Chuck Jarnot April 18, 2001
Air Mech Strike Study Group
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2. Blade Roots Arch Upward Prior to Rotation
for Total Rotor Disc Clearance
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Chuck Jarnot April 18, 2001
Air Mech Strike Study Group
jarnotc@riley.army.mil

3. Aerodynamic Shape
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Chuck Jarnot April 18, 2001
Air Mech Strike Study Group
jarnotc@riley.army.mil

4. Short-Wide Inner
Blades Improve
Hover Efficiency
Figure 1 “Side View”
Aerodynamic Shape
Produces Lift
Figure 3
“Blades Extended”
Figure 2“Blades Stored” Chuck Jarnot April 18, 2001
Air Mech Strike Study Group
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5. 10-15 Ton
Armored Vehicle
Chuck Jarnot April 18, 2001
Air Mech Strike Study Group
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6. Piasecki
100-150 PAX VTOL Commuter-Plus FAA/NASA & DoD Joint Funding
Less Complex Than Tilt-Rotor Potential Solution to Crowded
Smoother Transition Dynamics Airports and Congested Airways
Faster Speeds of 450-500 Knots Makes Inner City Verti-Ports Possible
vice 250-300 Knot Tilt-Rotor with Cross Continental Flights,
LA to NY – Roof to Roof with Same
Turbine Electric For Silent Speed as Current B-737/MD-80
VTOL, a requirement for Urban
Chuck Jarnot April 18, 2001
Roof Top Operations & Eliminates Air Mech Strike Study Group
Inter-Connecting Drive Shafts jarnotc@riley.army.mil

7. Piasecki
100-150 PAX VTOL Commuter-Plus FAA/NASA & DoD Joint Funding
Less Complex Than Tilt-Rotor Potential Solution to Crowded
Smoother Transition Dynamics Airports and Congested Airways
Faster Speeds of 450-500 Knots Makes Inner City Verti-Ports Possible
vice 250-300 Knot Tilt-Rotor with Cross Continental Flights,
LA to NY – Roof to Roof with Same
Turbine Electric For Silent Speed as Current B-737/MD-80
VTOL, a requirement for Urban
Chuck Jarnot April 18, 2001
Roof Top Operations & Eliminates Air Mech Strike Study Group
Inter-Connecting Drive Shafts jarnotc@riley.army.mil