Nick,
Thanks for the response and the pleasure of a lively discussion.
You appear to be implying that current helicopters are aerodynamically OK. However, it is common knowledge that governments and commercial interests want higher speeds from VTOL craft.
The computer alone is not going to provide these higher speeds. The increase in speed is an aerodynamic problem.
I think that you will agree that tiltrotors and
Boeing's Canard Rotor Wing (with its Absolutely Rigid Rotor
) are not satisfactory solutions; even though both are latterly symmetrical
, in forward flight.
What configuration do you think is the most promising for the future?
Dave