Peruvian / US NASA V/STOL Project

[hesham]

From anther report;


http://kulturserver-nds.de/home/hubtest/medien/Neg.Nr.GUN.pdf

 

[Stargazer]

A design from Peru?? Perhaps. But I've never seen cities full of skyscrapers or heliports in Peru... especially not in 1963...

Random, unverified posting again.

 

[Jemiba]

The solution of the riddle can be found in Aero, June 1965, with the same drawing:
It's a project, or better: concept developed by the Technical University in Lima /Peru
in conjunction with the Peruvian airforce and the NASA. Leader of the design team was
professor Alberto Alvarez Calderon. Aim of the development was a twin engined V/STOL
transport with the prop slipstream deflected by the large flaps, which additionally should be
fitted with rotating cylinders as leading edges (rotating witgh 4000 revs/min), so helping
to continue the boundary layer.
I've changed the title, as crediting Mr. Calderon and Peru alone with this development seems
a bit far fetched, but it seems, that he was the inventor of that principle, that soundede interesting
enough for NASA to participate.

 

[hesham]

Great news,thank you my dear Jemiba.

 

[aim9xray]

NASA tested the rotating cylinder concept at Ames on an YOV-10A.

 

[hesham]

The solution of the riddle can be found in Aero, June 1965, with the same drawing:
It's a project, or better: concept developed by the Technical University in Lima /Peru
in conjunction with the Peruvian airforce and the NASA. Leader of the design team was
professor Alberto Alvarez Calderon. Aim of the development was a twin engined V/STOL
transport with the prop slipstream deflected by the large flaps, which additionally should be
fitted with rotating cylinders as leading edges (rotating witgh 4000 revs/min), so helping
to continue the boundary layer.
I've changed the title, as crediting Mr. Calderon and Peru alone with this development seems
a bit far fetched, but it seems, that he was the inventor of that principle, that soundede interesting
enough for NASA to participate.

Mr. Alberto Alvarez Calderon also had a patent for VTOL aircraft.

 

[hesham]

From US patent.