The Cyclorotor Is Now a Match For Propellers!

The cyclorotor now has a thrust to weight ratio of , which I believe means that it now has nearly double the thrust to weight ratio of any other cyclorotor. The max thrust produced (328g) and power consumed (78 Watts) are the exact same as a 6x3 conventional propeller (A 6x3 prop has only a 20% difference in the disk loading from the cyclorotor). Sources: University of Maryland cyclocopter - Elena Shrestha’s youtube Texas A&M cyclocopter - Mobile Benedict’s youtube Cyclotech cyclocopter - Cyclotech website and youtube Specs: - 150mm rotor diameter - 150mm airfoil wingspan - NACA 0022 airfoil with a 50mm chord - 2004 1900kv motor - 6:1 GT2 belt driven gear ratio - ~3000 rpm at max throttle - 328g static thrust - 70g rotor weight - 4.0 g/W If you want to contact me, email me at JudeSchauerYT@ You can help me buy some cyclocopter parts at
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