Jan 6, 2026 Wednesday 3 PM, 176 N. Olive St. Bring your work clothes, we are nearing completion of Proto-1, we need to push.

Training and Task Allocation:
- Travelers for Bevels are ready, let's get the blanks made and the generator setup.
- Blade design 1 ready for fixture design
- Thanks for bringing all the inspirational RC helicopters and chainsaw motors, you hit the target, free even if crusty

- CMM review and training

As the area of the rotating disc increases, the lift increases

Counter-rotating rotors(covering some of the same area) are less efficient than when they do not overlap

Counter-rotating rotors do not necessarily need a tail rotor like helicopters

Maneuverability is better when loads are at the CG and held tightly to the airframe

Maneuverability burns fuel, more if windy, and even more depending on pilot skill

Increasing payload causes fuel burn to go up

Wings need a lot of speed to provide meaningful lift

2-stroke single piston air-cooled ICE engines have vibration and metric at 1 hp / 1 lb without fuel

4-stroke metric regarding mileage is worse than 2-strokes

Jets burn a lot of fuel

Perfection is the enemy of done

Many iterations are better than 1

Follow ALL the rules for better success

Let the novices speak, they are not clouded by too much knowledge

It is more fun when it seems impossible

Most dreams start really small, keep pencil and paper with you to capture