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Headline: Austria Company Building Flying Machine Using Boat Propeller Technology Almost A Century Old

Caption: An Austria company is building a flying machine using boat propeller technology almost a century old. The tech would allow the craft to fly in any direction, and could have applications for urban air mobility, air taxis, search and rescue-aircraft, and aerial inspection. CycloTech, a research and development company, say they are transforming the Voith Schneider propeller (VSP), first prototyped in 1928, into a revolutionary, superior propulsion system (“Cyclogyro rotor”) for the aviation industry. VSP is associated with being a specialised marine propulsion system (MPS). It is highly maneuverable, being able to change the direction of its thrust almost instantaneously and is widely used on tugs and ferries. CycloTech say their patented technology is currently the only Cyclogyro rotor concept in the world delivering high rotation speed, sufficient thrust, and efficient energy consumption for a truly competitive alternative system for aircraft propulsion. The vision is to combine the benefits of rotary and fixed-wing concepts, by bringing together vertical take-off and landing (VTOL), fast and efficient forward flight, and extremely high maneuverability. By the end of 2020 CycloTech expect to be ready with a flying demonstration model to highlight the technology, and demonstrate the ability to customise the Cyclogyro rotors for specific applications such as urban air mobility.

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