Launched recently is the eVTOL concept aircraft from CycloTech. A decade and a half after CycloTech first unveiled the idea, the prototype is now available. Propulsion barrels run the length of the CycloTech CruiseUp’s cabin and at each corner. The proposed air car’s rotor system resembles that of a helicopter in both design and function.
CycloTech CycloRotor-powered eVTOL – Still a product for the future
Two people may travel across the city in the eVTOL flying vehicle CruiseUp. It is propelled using a device called a CycloRotor. The walls of the rotating barrels that encircle the eVTOL are constructed from wing blades. Using conrods attached to the swashplate, the wing blades are intended to tilt as the barrels rotate. The mechanism produces thrust that peaks at specific rotational axes.
The CruiseUp’s barrels may be kept moving at a consistent pace, which quickly produces propulsion. The eVTOL’s intricate design allows it to function in gravity and similarly to maritime operations. In fact, the Voith-Schneider propeller is employed in maritime applications to assist the ship in maintaining a fixed position when necessary. It has six CycloRotors that provide power for lateral, upward, and downward movement.
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The creation of the CycloTech CruiseUp has the potential to revolutionize mobility. Whether the CycloRotor system will be more effective and potent than electric propellers in the eVTOL is up for debate. Regardless of how brief, weight and efficiency issues are crucial in the field of air hops. The greatest storage choice right now is lithium batteries, although advancements could be on the horizon.
Instead of being an air taxi, the new CycloTech prototype air car is intended to be a private air automobile. The 80kg aircraft’s agility is one of its key features moving ahead. It has a 100km range and a peak speed of 150km/h. The CruiseUp’s development has a somewhat bleak future. By 2035, according to CycloTech, the automobile will be in production. Hopefully, technology would have advanced by then to address the concept air car’s storage dilemma as well as any other issues.