AeroVironment, Inc.  May, A Look at Safe, Quiet, Clean, Efficient Personal Travel by Air Personal Air Vehicle Conference Burlingham, California May 23, 2007 by Paul B. MacCready Consultant; Chairman of AeroVironment, Inc. Monrovia, California

AeroVironment, Inc.  May, Human Mobility Walk, run, jogGliders, sailplanesSwimming Skate (ice or roller) Sailplane with rechargeableWave powered, wind Snowshoes, skis batteriespowered, sun powered. Scooter, bikes Sailplanes with fueled Surface or underwater. Electric bikes auxiliary motor,Powered: gasoline, battery Sand sailer reciprocating or FCHydrofoil, powered 2-wheel, 3-wheel, Lightplane, gasoline, 2-6 placeYachts, powered by wind motorized travelHelicopter, autogyro or gasoline TrolliesDispense crop supplements,Tankers, ocean liners Cars – basic small load carrier SUVs, pickupsFighter, jet engine TrucksCargo & transportation, Trains propellers or jet Land Air Water

AeroVironment, Inc.  May, AeroVironment, Inc. Planning Study for Circum-Global Airplane August 1984 Gross weight = 10,914 lbs; weight without fuel = 3684 lbs L/D = 32.8 lbs at C L = 1.0 Span = 82 ft; area = 360 ft; max. HP = 210

AeroVironment, Inc.  May, Early AV Project Foldable, powered (gasoline), one-person airplane. About (Dropable from airplane. Person on ground unpacks the small package, assembles it by pulling on one cable, takes off and guides it to remote destination, even if he/she has never piloted an airplane before.)

AeroVironment, Inc.  May, Passenger Pigeon 4 billion in NE US in 1800; zero in 1900 (Humans had cut forests for fields, and also killed birds for fun or profit.)

AeroVironment, Inc.  May, Future Manned Airplanes A.Quiet, inexpensive substitute for helicopter. 2-person powered by reciprocating engine. Prop pitch control. B.Ditto plane, fuel cell powered (with battery power for up and down) C.Faster plane (to 150 mph) gasoline, diesel, cellulosic ethanol for fuel. D.Much faster plane. Takeoff/climb/land cruise at mph. Then maneuver to switch to a basic “tiny wing” high speed plane, mph. E.Assume 1 prop, varied pitch, for A-B-C-D. Alternatively for A-B-C can use two large props, ahead of or behind wings. 50' T.O. & land; 45° initial climb and descent angle; mph ordinary flight, has “active” wing sections adjust to maintain more constant lift. Costs more, weighs more, than above. Smaller wing, faster plane. Fly mph efficiently and quietly,. It has wings extended out from nose, and out from tail. An “H” shape. Then tuck the wings into the fuselage, for the mph flight. You lose some altitude when switching from slow to fast configuration. Prop at nose or tail. Wing and props can be given high angle of attitude if needed for facilitating slow flight.

AeroVironment, Inc.  May, Achieving a desirable future world will depend strongly on the minds and actions of proactive persons who, among other talents, can sort out fact from fiction accept rapid change comprehend connections between civilization and nature use the rapid advance of computer/information technologies communicate internationally with both scientists and lay people have continuing connection to education

AeroVironment, Inc.  May, Sunraycer, PV cell powered Charger, battery assistIMPACT battery powered Helios (75 m) Altitude record 29,531 m) 2005 Global Observer Black Widow (15.2 cm) Wasp (35.6 cm) Dragon Eye (1.2 m) Raven (1.3 m) Puma (2.8 m) All powered by lithium batteries, equipped with one or several video cameras, duration 30 minutes to 4 hours.

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10 Over billions of years, on a unique sphere, chance has painted a thin covering of life -- complex, improbable, wonderful and fragile. Suddenly we humans (a recently arrived species no longer subject to the checks and balances inherent in nature), have grown in population, technology, and intelligence to a position of terrible power: we now wield the paintbrush.

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