NEW ERA IN FLIGHT. VisionVTOL VERTICAL LANDING AND TAKE OFF

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1 NEW ERA IN FLIGHT VisionVTOL VERTICAL LANDING AND TAKE OFF

2 The VisionVTOL combines important advances in energy with one of the most established and numerous flying platforms available today the quadcopter. The VisionVTOL was designed over 10 years ago, anticipating the inevitable advancement of electric power and the impact it would have on transportation. The VisionVTOL demonstrates the amazing implications of extreme range electric power and what it means for the future of transportation. These capabilities obsolete components and mechanisms typically required in conventional aircraft such as wings, complex structures, control surfaces, fuels systems and instrumentation. Far more remarkable is that these technologies even obsolete the need for roads. The VisionVTOL combines the capabilities of both helicopters and aircraft with an economy and safety of operation unreachable by either. It achieves this by combining four high powered rotating electric ducted fans, high density power storage, advanced flight control software and guidance systems, already perfected in millions of quadcopters and drones worldwide. This combination represents a paradigm shift in performance, simplicity, reliability and utility, allowing point to point autonomous transportation in almost any location.

3 A Quiet Revolution A quiet revolution has been taking place in aviation. There appears to be more electric quadcopters and multi-roter aircraft flying today than any other type of aircraft.

4 Current Market and Technology Assessments The VisionVTOL wingless design may s e e m r a d i c a l, b u t t h e m o d e r n quadcopter platform is probably the most prevalent aircraft currently flying. This is due to a rapid increase in p o p u l a r i t y i n r a d i o c o n t r o l l e d quadcopter toys, RC models, UAV and camera platforms. The VisionVTOL design e n a b l e s d r a g t o b e reduced to an absolute minimum. In a vertical takeoff craft, just like a helicopter, conventional wings really serve no p u r p o s e. U n l i k e a helicopter, the VisionVTOL capitalizes on the imminent advances in electric range and power density. The ducted fans replace a large single blade that is more efficient at hovering. The ducted fan design also does not have the severe limitations in cruise speed, but does requires a little more energy to hover. We are about to see commercially available 5 10 fold increases in battery storage density, including a significant reduction in cost/gram and cost/volume, i.e.. smaller lighter more powerful batteries. Electric propulsion is inherently more reliable and far simpler than fuel based power plants. Electric storage and energy production breakthroughs that utilizes these emerging capabilities are also more reliable and will provide far greater range and payload capability. Electric vectored thrust is also inherently simpler and more reliable than conventional wings and control surfaces. In addition, the operations of an electric motor and control system remain the same regardless of size. The VisionVTOL has no control surfaces. All flight operations are simply achieved by computer controlled thrust. All current quadcopters operate the same way. Quadcopter controls, stability, situational awareness and flight management has already been developed to a fine art and are in widespread use. Existing quadcopter UAV s are far simpler and easier to fly than any other conventional aircraft, helicopters, VTOLs, UAV s etc. In addtion the same reliable piezo gyros and GPS that are used in today s cell phones will provide the means for complete control of both manned and unmanned VTOL flying platforms at any scale, from micro UAV s to large scale transport. There is literally no difference in these technologies except for their providing overlapping saftey feaures for the VisionVTOL. All that has been missing for a full sized craft of this type has been higher power density energy storage with practical cost. It is that simple. Long range has not been cost effective before, just as it has not been for cars. That is why UAV s and RC toys have entered the market first. They typically require less range or duration.

5 Advancing Human Flight, Mobility & Recreation VisionVTOL is designed for high speed, unsurpassed reliability, safety, extreme comfort and visibility. The sailplane fuselage was simply chosen for comfort, atheistic appeal and efficiency both in development cost and performance. Both the single and two seat VisionVTOL will use as many off-the-shelf components as possible in order to drastically reduce cost and development time. For example, the prototype will use a conventional sailplane (glider) fuselage and cockpit with minimal modifications. Its streamlined fuselages offers unsurpassed visibility as a bonus. By integrating already proven technologies and materials with inevitable advances in electric storage, the VisionVTOL demonstrates the next logical era of aviation and practical point-to-point autonomous transportation for far less cost than ground transportation and infrastructure. Imagine a world without roads, bridges and airports.

6 Convenient, Fast, Reliable, Safe Point-t o-point Transpor t VisionVTOL, vertical takeoff and landing, is the ultimate next generation freedom machine. The VisionVTOL is designed to travel transcontinental distances at high speed, hover almost indefinitely and land almost anywhere in confined spaces reliably, in comfort, and safety. The Waters Trust, 2013, All Rights Reserved

7 Long-term Solutions to Traffic Congestion The VisionVTOL design is capable of providing all these solutions All major cities have the same problem traffic congestion of roads and airports. Primarily this has come about because of public demand to travel from place to place faster, without delays and when desired. Over the years this has resulted in severe traffic congestion, which then demands more and wider roads, which then encourages more traffic, thus the cycle continues. A similar pattern is happening at airports with larger hubs and more runways being constantly needed. What if someone came up with a solution to this congestion problem that would progressively reduce the need for more roads, rail, runways and larger airports? What if this solution offered improved transport safety and convenience at an affordable cost? The VisionVTOL aircraft is seen as a longterm solution to both road and airport congestion by its very design. It is capable of taking off vertically from a confined space, flying at high speed, and landing vertically almost anywhere. It is designed to do what a helicopter can do but faster, safer, more reliably and at far lower costs without requiring runways, roads, rails or airports. People simply want to travel from place to place conveniently, quickly, safely and cost effectively. Ideally they want to travel directly to their destination without stop-offs or changing transport modes, e.g. car to aircraft to bus, train or car. Convergence of existing & break-through technologies include: Lighter and more powerful electric motors Ducted-Fans Lighter more powerful batteries (higher energy density) Quadcopter developments GPS guidance systems Autopilot technology take off, flight, and landing Radar and/or laser anti-collision system Sailplane (glider) cockpit design Low cost off-the-shelf components

8 The Ultimate Freedom Machine The controls are perfectly laid out for a quad design and I have personally raced these sailplanes for over 14 years. After flying over 200 different types of aircraft, I am confident that the VisionVTOL is the most optimized and practical cockpit layout available and requires the least development time and cost. It is also the most desirable shape for marketing. ~ Mike Waters, VisionVTOL Designer

9 WHY A NEW GENERATION OF TRANSPORT? 1.! Growth of the VTOL market will progressively diminish automobile and conventional air transport use, thus reducing and illinating congestion! 2.! A viable alternative to growing infrastructure costs (roads, bridges, interchanges, runways, airport buildings) at far lower cost 3.! Safer and more reliable (very few working parts to fail or go wrong) 4. " Enhances freedom provides convenient, flexible, fast, reliable, nonstop point-to-point transport 5.! Substainually cheaper to purchase and operate than conventional aircraft and cars 6! Cost effective manufacturing and simple to mass production 7! Replaces a number of other modes of transport such as buses, taxis, motorbikes, light aircraft and trains 8.! Designed to take advange of new energy technologies 9. " The VisionVTOL does not have the severe limations and dangers inherent in current aircraft The VisionVTOL is more than an aircraft. It s also a tool to bring awareness to some new energy breakthroughs, providing a practical and profitable path into the coming era of sustainable energy abundance. ~ Mike Waters, Desginer

10 Taking Flight AIRWORTHINESS COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATION Initially the prototypes will be classified as experimental under well-established FAA regulations currently used worldwide for a large number of recreational aircraft. This is how most current small general aviation aircraft have been developed and currently fly with proven safety. However, general aviation certification will also be advantageous for some markets. Fortunately, electric VTOL categories are already being defined for a number of large corporations entering the package delivery market. The VisionVTOL has a number of advantages for that market sector also due to a far higher cruise speed, range and efficiency. MANAGING FLIGHT PATHS & ACCIDENT PREVENTION With the advent of GPS, collision prevention technology, autopilots, transponders and quadcopter control systems, managing flight in built up areas could be easily designed to be self-regulating. In this case it s simply a question of telling the on-board computer the desired destination and it will take off, fly there at a prescribed altitude, direction and speed, and land at its destination. At anytime, the person (pilot) in the cockpit can take control if required and/or desired; for example, if sightseeing in remote areas, or cattle mustering, surveillance, etc. However, it is envisioned at some stage the relevant air-space authorities will embrace the VisionVTOL concept. This will entail how they decide to manage an increasing number of these flying vehicles especially in built up areas. However, because of the sophisticated nature of the computer control of these craft, these flight paths should be relatively easy to manage in due course. UNCLASSIFIED 10 December, FROM CASA, Civil Aviation Safety Authority - Australia Hi Trevor, Re: VisionVTOL! Thanks for the information.! VisionVTOL most certainly fits the Power Lift area that is being developed within the new regulations.! We already have provision for! a POWER LIFT LICENCE under the NEW PART 61 however as advised on the phone we don t yet have the capability of training anyone for such a licence, mainly because we don t have any aircraft that currently exist or are capable of such.! As your information points out, currently there is no certification basis for this type of aircraft and as such one will need to be developed over time but this wouldn t stop the aircraft obtaining an experimental certificate right now if it were ready to go.!look forward to seeing and hearing of the development of the VisionVTOL. Regards, Mick Poole, Sport Aviation Technical Officer Self Administering Sport Aviation Organisations Section Office of the Director of Aviation Safety Civil Aviation Safety Authority Australia

11 The VisionVTOL has 3 primary components; tilting electric ducted fans (thrusters), fuselage and power supply. The design is simple, powerful and inherently reliable. There are no conventional wings, complex structural considerations, control surfaces, fuels systems, high speed landing gear or even complex instrumentation required.

12 VisionVTOL VERTICAL LANDING AND TAKE OFF The VisionVTOL project is about pushing frontiers with achievable milestones. We know what we can build right now. We know what we can build in the near future and we are already envisioning what we will build after that. ~ Mike Waters, Designer

13 Research & Development Stages The goal is to produce one or more manned single seat Vision VTOLs as the forerunner of a limited production run, i.e. Version 1.0 model. To do this the following stages are planned: STAGE ONE Demonstrate a flight-functional fixed rotor scale model of the Vision VTOL using a virtual environment test bed which allows for safe and effective design and testing. 1. Design and test a computerized flight simulation 2. Conduct simulator tests in order to fine-tune the Vision VTOL design STAGE TWO Utilizing existing quadcopter technology, build and test control systems for the VisionVTOL 1. Build a small-scale quadcopter camera platform model using conventional quadcopter electronic controls 2. Use 3D virtual-reality head gear linked to the on-board camera to test tracking, GPS, flying point-to-point, extreme maneuvers, long range and precision-using sonar STAGE THREE Build & demonstrate a fully functional, small (scalable) radio-controlled VisionVTOL including scalable tilting ducted-fans system with multifunctional payload capability. Conduct tests for flight control development, software and hardware sensor integration and extended range telemetry (radio control, virtual reality, video system etc. ) 2. Confirm performance and safety in small scale and scaled configurations 3. Design for more advanced energy technologies integration (new generation batteries) STAGE FOUR Completion and flight testing of full size, single seat, unmanned and manned VisionVTOL with commercially viable flight performance.!! 1. Construct full size single seat model 2. Integrate and complete exhaustive testing of advanced technologies and flight profiles for performance and safety. 3. Conduct unmanned testing including flight control development, software and hardware sensor integration and extended range telemetry 4. Conduct and complete manned test flights with all relevant tests STAGE FIVE Build & test production ready prototypes 1. Construct 10 single seat models for field testing different environments, markets, etc. 2. Produce Production Plans for a manufacturer 1. Design, build and test small scale tilt ducted-fans

14 Competition The timing is perfect for the emergence of a revolutionary aircraft that is far simpler, cheaper and faster than anything currently available. The quadcopter industry isn t competition for the VTOL market because that industry is focused on advancements in drone technology such as GPS and sonar. These technology innovations will be utilized on the VisionVTOL, thus alignment with these companies is more likely than competition. The focus is on power systems which makes conventional drone companies anticipated customers for the extended range market. Designer Mike Waters, We are not depending on a single energy breakthrough. I m aware of many, both in energy storage and energy production. A 1500 miles increase is conservative. Even more advanced breakthroughs that I am aware of will allow almost unlimited range and frankly, it is about time. The environmental and economic burden of fuel has crippled global economics and is a primary driver of our current debt based economic system an unsustainable concept. This is not just about a new aircraft. The Vision will play an important role in popularizing the emergence of far more important energy technologies that affect every area of economics and environmental recovery. WHAT IS COMING ON THE MARKET? FLYING CAR: The Terrafugia flying car could be considered a competitor to the VisionVTOL but it has so many disadvantages that it seems unlikely. For example, it will be heavier, more expensive to purchase, more complex, not as safe, cost more to run and have many more moving parts to go wrong. This is the huge penalty inherent in trying to blend a car with an aircraft historically.

15 BENEFITS OF THE VISIONVTOL Door-to-door aerial flight (land in front of your home & park in your garage) High speed travel 2-4 times faster than cars Convenient take off and land almost anywhere Scalable from 1 to 5 seats and even larger aircraft with multiple-ducted fans Automatic flight capable of very safe unmanned operation Multiple safety features including as a last resort ballistic parachute (s) Affordable to purchase and fly (re-charge at any power-point) Minimal maintenance required Quiet no engines - just fan noise Better for the environment, less polluting Built-in anti-theft technology requiring voice or eye (iris) identification Reliable - all electric inherent reliability very little to go wrong APPLICATIONS Private: Personal and/or family Recreational: holidays, sightseeing, shopping, commuting, visiting friends & family Commercial: replacing buses, trains, some aircraft (no runways needed) Surveillance: police, border protection, fire watch, traffic control, medical and other emergency Mustering: sheep and cattle mustering Military: replace helicopters and some other aircraft

16 BACKGROUND INFORMATION DESIGNER MICHAEL WATERS Michael Waters (Mike) has built a number of aircraft and flown over 200 different types of aircraft, including general aviation, experimental, low wing, high wing, midwing, bushplanes, seaplanes, hang gliders, ultralights, paragliders, microlights, biplanes, aerobatic, taildraggers, trikes, twins, autogyros and helicopters. He was a competition sailplane pilot for over 12 years. Mike is also an advanced technology consultant, researcher, designer, inventor and sustainable recovery strategist. He has previously owned businesses in, and designed and built, multi-axis robotics, adaptive manufacturing systems, experimental aircraft, custom homes and portable housing systems. In addition Mike invented an automated disaster recovery and library preservation system which is used worldwide at institutions such as the Library of Congress, the US National Archives and the Russian Academy of Sciences. In 1988, this system was instrumental in recovery from a In the last twelve years Mike has researched cutting edge science and technologies that redefine some of the current understandings in mainstream physics. He has established a large collaborative network of researchers and breakthroughs that potentially affect fields of energy, mining, health, food, water, transportation, housing and aviation. Make Contact: Mike Waters hpconcepts@yahoo.com fire in the Russian Academy of Sciences, the worst library fire disaster of the last century.

17 Audio Interview Interview Mike ~ Vision VTOL, click here VisionVTOL Flight Simulation YouTube Magazine Format to View SUMMARY The VisionVTOL concept has come about because of the convergence of existing and break-through technologies including: ######Lighter and more powerful electric motors ######Ducted-Fans ######Lighter more powerful batteries (higher energy density) ######Quadcopter developments ######GPS guidance systems ######Autopilot technology take off, flight, and landing ######Radar and/or laser anti-collision system ######Sailplane (glider) cockpit design ######Low cost off-the-shelf components

18 NEW ERA IN FLIGHT VisionVTOL VERTICAL LANDING AND TAKE OFF Australian Contact: Trevor Osborne Phone: +61 (0) Mobile: +61 (0) Skype: trevor_osborne