Collins Radio Company Projects

[hesham]

Hi,

here is some of this activities to this company;

- Internal lift-propulsion research Vehicle (Aerodyne),1952
- Lift thrust data analysis
- High speed wingless VTOL A/C

For the last one,maybe it was related to this thread ?;
https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/threads/wingless-jet-vtol-transport-aircraft.7142/
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.31822019293950&view=1up&seq=1

 

[riggerrob]

Interesting concept of spraying chemicals into prop down-wash to dampen clouds of dust and debris.
I wonder if you could do something similar to a VTOL seaplane, but with water. Starting from low-speed, it sprays water straight down to provide lift. During "hover" it sucks in water from a dangling hose (ala. water-bombing helicopters) while it gains enough forward speed to generate wing lift.

Just a bit of speculation on my part. Anyone may use my idea, as long as they pay royalties.