Blade Flyer

Road test conducted by Empirical Systems Aerospace.

Wind tunnel tests

Model 0 - Work area, failed hub, blade, nacelle, blade commutator and actuator construction, and test.
Model 1 - Blade brush fabrication and test.
Model 2 - Blade and blade commutator assembly and text.
Model 3 - Engine commutator and replacement bearings.
Model 4 - Hub fabrication and assembly.
Model 5 - Full assembly test on post.
Model 6 - Nacelle and thrust balancing; ball point pen tip blade commutator; sting test rig with scale.
Model 7 - Photo detector blade commutator; upper hub lock servo; vane dihedral test.
Model 8 - Transmitter disassembled and installed in hub; receivers, servo reversers and V-tail mixers installed on blades.
Model 9 - Moved pitch potentiometer from gimbal to hub base.
Model 10 - Blade balance added.

Captive tests