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The U.S. military is interested shestivintovym konvertoplanov
January 17, 2012 Print
Patented inventor Richard Oliver aircraft original design attracted the attention of the Ministry of Defense. According to Richard, he proposed overall military aircraft Hexplane, equipped with six screws.
Hexplane - a kind of tiltrotor similar to the V-22 Osprey. But unlike the V-22, which is equipped with two rotating pods have Hexplane them as many as six, which can significantly improve safety.
Do tiltrotor V-22 Osprey has many advantages over helicopters and planes. It is capable of vertical takeoff and landing, but the speed it is much higher in comparison with helicopters. However, there are drawbacks: any failure of two engines tiltrotor catastrophe is inevitable, as the unit almost instantly loses stability. The loss of only 50% of the power of one engine also makes it impossible to further flight, and in some cases, immediately put the unit. Also, the V-22 Osprey contraindicated rapid maneuvers, as because of them kracked and broken blades, making it impossible to evade enemy fire. All this makes good use of the V-22 in combat.

On the contrary, Hexplane can continue flying after the loss of one or several power reduction of the engines. From six engines creates a peculiar ring thrust whose center of gravity is located in the fuselage. Due to this, in the case of sudden loss of thrust of one engine or damage of blades, tiltrotor maintains its stability.

Range and high speed, combined with great tenacity Hexplane, make him a perfect, albeit rather expensive military transport. Richard Oliver calculations suggest that shestivintovym konvertoplanov, which weighs 5.6 tons, delivery may be made of 450 kg of cargo a distance of 1,600 km at a flight speed of 640 km / h

It should be noted that the presented characteristics fully meet the high speed requirements put forward by the defense research agency DARPA for an aircraft with vertical takeoff and landing: the speed of 700 km / h to 7.6 km altitude.