slowrotor,
I was hoping that very long, very light, lobes consisting of a carbon composite shell with permanent magnets attached to the inside of their walls might create a high pressure differential that might be better than a 'fan in wing'.
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Anything to get a pressure differential on each side of an extended wing and not just rely on pure thrust.
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Another dumb idea might be to somehow have hundreds or thousands of little 'compressed air vacuum cleaner' type devices located between the upper and lower surfaces of the wings and in the HS. The compressed air comes from a tank. However, the venturi effect of these devices slows the velocity down by taking air from above the wing and placing it under the wing.
IE. Increasing the volume of the airflow and decreasing the velocity of the airflow. Optimally, making the area of the streamtube close to that of the planform of the wing and there by have a relatively low velocity passing through the wing.
This device might run at low power during flight to help with the conventional airflow passing over and under the wing.
Just thinking outside the box, or perhaps, inside the mental institute.
Dave
OOPS! It might be better if you don't go down this road.
If you come up with a means of creating a 9 lb/ft-sq
, or less, pressure differential on a wing, then you have just terminated rotorcraft.
