Hello people I have an interesting idea I want to do using magnus effect

[Rowyn]

If you haven't heard of the magnus effect I suggest you go to youtube and check it out, very fascinating how it works.'
My idea is to take a multirotor and have 4 spinning barrels with veins on them to catch wind and create lift hopefully letting you ease off the throttle and conserve power. There is only a few videos on youtube of people actually using this principle for aircraft and definitely none combining a multirotor with it, but if this can work it could improve the flight times and prevent you quad from falling straight down if all power is lost. I tried making a prototype with the only quadcopter I own but unfortunately it does not have enough power to lift my foam board creation. So it's back to the drawing board to see if I can make it lighter, I was thinking maybe carbon fiber robs for the axles. Here is a video of a magnus effect plane someone has made https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKG7jKjetfI&t=17s

Any input and help would be hugely appreciated and thank you for reading.
Much love everyone and keep building and flying you're all an inspiration to me

Rowyn H.

P.s. I can post a picture of what I made later but am at work and didn't take one yet.

 

[littleplane]

This sounds like a great idea. why don't you try using a lighter material for the barrel's and the carbon fiber you had mentioned for the arms on the Quad. Just a quick idea.

 

[Hai-Lee]

Just a little note. Magnus effect only works in moving air. A stationary machine in still air will lift nothing!
Try fitting a horizontal drive motor and a rudder to your experiment in order to have the drums lift effectively.
Larger the diameter the greater the lift the same as higher rotational speed will also control lift generated.

 

[NatonDesigns]

Oooo this sounds awesome! I've always been fascinated by the different uses for the Magnus effect. I would love to see something like this fly! Hai-Lee has a good point. A fifth motor and rudder would make a sweet and fairly efficient VTOL aircraft that could be awesome for all sorts of things.

 

[congnt25]

thanks you for share!