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Test flights of two latest prototypes May-October 2007: STOL & STOVL
Tethered tests for vertical-take-off capability 2007
2007 Construction & flight preparation
2006: FanWing Ultralight Simulation Project
Imperial College graduate Oliver Ahad wins UK National Aerospace Universities Association 2006 Award
2005: London Development Agency Jumpstart-Connect Award funds initial steps in FanWing Ultralight Development Project
Open University, KMi's Jon Linney constructs designs based on Pat Peebles' specifications
Lost prototype - weak tail boom 2005
Farnborough 2004
2004 UAV prototype, weight 10kg. Rotorspan 2.2 m. (with winglets 3m.) Payload 8kg.
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Below: 2002 FanWing 8 Wing span 1.8 mts. Weight 6kg.
Projected FanWing Aircraft: a heavy lifter for fire fighting or crop dusting, the load to be carried inside the wings. (See also list of applications.) These images by Jon Linney, KMi, Open University.
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Open University animation cityflight.qt |
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fwqtvr.mov Rotate with mouse. Download Quicktime 3 from www.quicktime.com |
See also the KMi firstflight website
The two images below by Adrian Mann show projected images of a mid-sized commuter FanWing aircraft.
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Adrian Mann: www.bisbos.com
Photographs below of the 1999 prototype, taken by Ettore De Conciliis
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Wing section
First experiments 1998/9
