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The lineage
In 1983 we started to develope a solid aircraft design around a ducted fan engine. The Scooter, left, was a design that used
two fans similar to an Airjeep. By 1986 we had shifted our focuse to delta wing configurations.
The Ultra-lite aircraft, right, was powered by a 125cc motorcycle engine and really flew. It had great lift, but was REAL
sensitive and lot of fun to fly! The experimentation with both ducted fan and delta wing technologies generated the cornerstone
foundation of our efforts.
In the '90's our attention turned to experimenting with off-the-shelf r/c parts, engines, fans, etc. We constructed several
"working prototypes" before we actually got one to work at all. We continued to pursue the ideal model.
Success was first achieved when the Silver-1, right, jumped onto the air and distroyed itself. For 30 seconds the engine
hovered simmering in the sun before the driveshaft broke. At that moment we knew we were on the right track and there was
no looking back.
With some retooling and streamlining an advanced configuration was developed. This design served as the basis for our patent
and related research.
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