Item 1673

DESIGN: AeroVantage ~ PropRotor - Outside Information - General Overview and Comparison

Notes:

Technical Specification - Comparison:

 

 

AeroVantage 2x4 Estimate

AeroVantage 1x2 Estimate

Curtiss-Wright X-100

Curtiss-Wright X-19

Bell XV-3

Bell XV-15

Osprey V-22

BA 609

Eagle Eye

 

Gross Weight: [lb]

1320

1320

3,729

 

4,789

10,083

52,600

 

1,960

 

Rotor Dia. [ft]

 

5.5 & 4.375

9.8 [3M]

9.84249

24

25.0

38.0

 

10

 

Disk Area - Total: [ft2]

178

155

 

255.46

905

982

2,268

 

157

 

Disk Loading: [lb/ ft2]

7.4865

8.5

 

47.71

5.3

10.3

23.2

 

12.5

 

Blade Area: [ft2]

xx

xx

 

xx

261.5

 

301.4

 

 

 

Blade Loading: [lb/ ft2]

xx

xx

 

xx

18.3

 

174.5

 

 

 

Wing Area: [ft2]

xx

120

 

xx

 

 

301.4

 

 

 

Wing Loading: [lb/ ft2]

xx

11

 

xx

 

 

xx

 

 

 

Total Power: [hp]

165

165

 

2,900 (2)

900

2,500

12,300

 

572

 

Payload: [lb]

25% of GW = 330

 

 

1.200

 

 

19,141

 

210

 

Payload/Power: [lb/hp]

2.0 (1)

XX (1)

 

0.41

 

 

1.56

 

0.37

 

Tip Speed - Cruise: [fps]

 

761

656 (3)

820 (3)

 

 

662

 

 

 

Tip Speed - Hover: [fps]

 

761

656 (3)

820 (3)

 

 

790

 

 

 

Forward Rotation [º/s]

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Upward Rotation: [º/s]

 

 

5

 

 

 

 

 

 

    1. Basing this on electric power.
    2. Limited by power-train.
    3. I am not sure if these tip speeds are for cruise, hover or both.

See also PropRotorProsAndCons It will eventually be renamed.

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