Aircraft Infrastructure is Poised for Rapid Advances
& THE IMPLICATIONS ARE HUGE!
New aircraft are emerging at an astonishing rate, including:
- US Airforce Fast Tracking the Blended Wing-Body Jet,
- NASA's and Boeing's Truss-Braced Wing Jet,
- Tri-Wing Jumbo Jet, and
- Drone Weapons in Ukraine and India.
How is this possible?
Why is this happening?
The aircraft industry has been stagnant for decades; and they have many excuses, including taking a long time for changes to be made. Actually, the real story is a combination of factors: a) R&D never shows up well on the 3-month profit outlook of major corporations, b) both the industry and research community are relatively small and not very open to outsiders, c) lower R&D costs due to 3D printing and overnight availability of electronics/parts, and d) antiquated theories and antiquated aircraft designs.
But there is more, and it is very high impact!
In over a century of aviation, the industry has still not identified a "TRUE OPTIMUM" in aircraft design. That is why multiple different designs (blended wing-body, truss-brace wing, tri-wing) are all able to achieve increases in 30% efficiency; they are all operating at "local optima" in design space with the "true optimum" design having even greater capabilities (e.g. 2X the efficiency of the best Air Force bomber or commercial airliner).
The true optimum in aircraft design includes "bridging technologies" that merge all of the designs (even quadcopters and helicopters) into a single continuous design space leading to one converging economic sector for essentially all aircraft. The new generation of aircraft will be lower cost and more efficient than any other mode of transportation. The use of solar power and electric aircraft will make aircraft fully sustainable, lower cost, and a great solution to both dependence on petroleum and greenhouse gas emissions from petroleum. The science and technology are described by a series of papers on this web site.
The upside is huge and the cost is low!
SEEKING COLLABORATION TO MAKE IT HAPPEN*
* The Suppes Family Trust has a good position with US patent pending status. The touted commercialization routes are broken! Most venture capitalists attempt to take over the entire technology (this technology is too expansive to allow an investor to take over the whole thing), and after over a dozen SBIR proposals it is clear that review system is broken. China is proposed as the "adversary", and that may be true in the long-term picture. However, the reality of today is that the true adversaries are closer to home where technology is much more likely to be stolen in proposal review processes than funding rendered. That is why this project publishes technology within days of it being identified! The commercialization approach is simple, patents are pending in the US, but the rest of the world is an open market for collaborators! There will be no dilution of US patent/market rights to unreasonable investors.
The cost is low because it is a scalable technology, and the upside is huge because it includes the entirety (and expands) the subsonic aircraft sector. See the below two images: (technology pitches are published herein.)
The cost is low because it is a scalable technology, and the upside is huge because it includes the entirety (and expands) the subsonic aircraft sector. See the below two images: (technology pitches are published herein.)
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SP-Drone, a 24/7 solar aircraft platform that enables 100% solar power for essentially all air transit.
How is this possible?
How is this possible?
- Poor performance of competition - The competition are using light-weight wings that are weak and slow.
- Fundamentally different approach - Aerial Towed Platforms are lifting body approaches that are robust and fast, but they must be used under very specific conditions to achieve these high performances.
- Higher Velocity - The Towed Platform's drag actually decreases with increasing velocity, which is an unusual and enabling characteristic.
Battery Weight Issues?
Demonstrated solutions to battery weight issues for aircraft include: 1) storing potential energy in altitude during the day and 2) flying during daylight. SP-Drone will operate at L:D that are 2X to 6X more efficient than contemporary 24/7 aircraft; this translates to major increases in payload capacity; and that payload can be additional power stored in batteries, hydrogen, or ammonia. SP-Drones ultra-high flight efficiency goes a long ways toward overcoming issues with battery/fuel weight.
The most challenging solutions include flights absent daylight and overnight flights. Many overnight flights (less than 12 hours of night) against at higher speeds and against Earth's rotation can be solved with the just-described battery, hydrogen, ammonia, and/or ambilical power. As a final resort, SP-drone aircraft are based on inexpensive construction methods (sheet stock glued together); and so, it is acceptable for the aircraft to spend less time operating between the hours of 12:00 and 5:00 AM. Also, a little contemporary fuel can go a long ways as stop gap for night flight. The bottom line is that proven methods provide market entry positions from which operational logistics and technical solutions will evolve.
Demonstrated solutions to battery weight issues for aircraft include: 1) storing potential energy in altitude during the day and 2) flying during daylight. SP-Drone will operate at L:D that are 2X to 6X more efficient than contemporary 24/7 aircraft; this translates to major increases in payload capacity; and that payload can be additional power stored in batteries, hydrogen, or ammonia. SP-Drones ultra-high flight efficiency goes a long ways toward overcoming issues with battery/fuel weight.
The most challenging solutions include flights absent daylight and overnight flights. Many overnight flights (less than 12 hours of night) against at higher speeds and against Earth's rotation can be solved with the just-described battery, hydrogen, ammonia, and/or ambilical power. As a final resort, SP-drone aircraft are based on inexpensive construction methods (sheet stock glued together); and so, it is acceptable for the aircraft to spend less time operating between the hours of 12:00 and 5:00 AM. Also, a little contemporary fuel can go a long ways as stop gap for night flight. The bottom line is that proven methods provide market entry positions from which operational logistics and technical solutions will evolve.
Summary of Slides
Three aircraft platform innovations have significantly advanced what is possible in air transit.
Transformer Drone is a simple approach to transition from Vertical Takeoff and Landing ("VTOL") to the best known cruising configurations, it offers a >300% increase in efficiency for VTOL aircraft.
Towed Platform technology can be used for parcel and freight transit for a >100 increase in efficiency versus jet airliners.
SP-Drone is a solar platform aircraft that uses thin Towed Platforms to achieve >500% increases in L:D versus contemporary aircraft. Applications include 24/7 solar-powered flight that sets new standards in what is possible with faster and more-robust solar aircraft.
Transformer drone technology, see Transformer.
SP-Drone is redefining what is possible in your lifetime, see SP-Drone.
Read up on the details in the patent portfolio.
Study the prototypes and proofs.
Transformer Drone is a simple approach to transition from Vertical Takeoff and Landing ("VTOL") to the best known cruising configurations, it offers a >300% increase in efficiency for VTOL aircraft.
Towed Platform technology can be used for parcel and freight transit for a >100 increase in efficiency versus jet airliners.
SP-Drone is a solar platform aircraft that uses thin Towed Platforms to achieve >500% increases in L:D versus contemporary aircraft. Applications include 24/7 solar-powered flight that sets new standards in what is possible with faster and more-robust solar aircraft.
Transformer drone technology, see Transformer.
SP-Drone is redefining what is possible in your lifetime, see SP-Drone.
Read up on the details in the patent portfolio.
Study the prototypes and proofs.
Path of Innovation
Transformer Drone, Towed Aerial Platforms, and SP-Drone are products of an innovation path that includes a starting point in the innovation and additional patent-pending products to expand the capabilities of Transformer Drone, Towed Aerial Platforms, and SP-Drone.
See Innovation Path for details on the path of innovation.
See Innovation Path for details on the path of innovation.