Heliciel propeller software tutorials

Episode 7: A two-seat VTOL, from idea to plans: driving Heliciel with prompts

Heliciel video tutorial, episode 7

Sizing the lift system of a two-seat VTOL for 30 minutes of hover, by driving Heliciel with prompts from a locally connected AI assistant: 16 contra-rotating three-blade propellers on 8 arms, a first try with 600 mm propellers capped by the subsonic blade tip, then 1.5 m propellers; battery packs added until the flight time reaches 30 minutes; power and torque of each motor; IGES and STL export of the upstream and downstream propellers.

Going further: VTOL multirotor project

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