JP Industries PPV Concept Drawing by James Patrick
Drawing by James Patrick
Aerodynamics The vehicle will include streamline wheels to reduce drag during flight. Wheels resemble those used on Bonneville slat flats racers. Large telescopic wings will create large amounts of lift .
Flap Placement Due to our constraints, our ailerons for roll center are going to be placed close to the nose while the elevator and rudder systems will be traditionally placed at the rear.
Styling Our base design is using the iconic styling and bold lines of the 99’ Chevy nomad (concept). Which was an attempt at restyling and resurrecting the iconic nomad of the 50’s. Large capacity vehicle yet still stylish. Drawing by James Patrick
Rear window and rear roof section fold in for more air intake to the fan motor. Fan will be placed in rear and be able to be hidden by rear hatch.
Features Telescopic Wings Wing System Features Telescopic Wings
About the telescopic wing functions and cost: Extend from the roof of the car via electric servo motors hidden inside the wings. Roughly $2,500 per wing.
Fully Collapsed Drawing by James Patrick
Partially Extended Drawing by James Patrick
Fully Extended Drawing by James Patrick
Telescopic Wing Advantages Extend to keep the width low. The telescopic wing is lighter than a fixed wing. It is more sturdy being that it has support throughout the whole thing.
Engine We are going with a biodiesel engine to promote green technology. Diesel Engines produce more torque while maintaining relatively low revolutions per minute.
Engine
DriveShaft One of the problems with creating a car that transforms into an airplane was transferring the torque from the rear wheels to the fan.
Driveshaft to Propeller Gearbox Driveshaft to Propeller Engine Gearbox/ Switch Driveshaft Driveshaft to Wheels The red gearbox can transfer engine power to the Propeller driveshaft or the wheel driveshaft.
Drive Shaft An additional vertical driveshaft will be installed to the rear gear differential along with a transfer case to turn the fan.
Drive Shaft
User Interface (Cockpit) Drawing by James Patrick
Cockpit Features Driver Controls Pilot Controls Onboard Computer Display Fire Extinguisher Five-Point Harness Drawing by James Patrick
Driver Controls Steering Wheel Gearshift Accelerator Brake Drawing by James Patrick
Pilot Controls Joystick (Pitch/Roll) Rudder Pedals (Yaw) Drawing by James Patrick
Pilot Controls (Continued) Switch Panel Throttle Drawing by James Patrick
Instrument Panel 16:9 Touchscreen Drawing by James Patrick
Sources http://www.tampabayaerosport.com/DeltaJetAS-III.html http://www.geversaircraft.com/ac/telescopicwing.htm http://www.carstyling.ru/en/car/1999_chevrolet_nomad/images/123/ http://www.stationwagon.com/gallery/1999_Chevy_Nomad.html Team Members: James Patrick Joshua Raby Brandon Lomax Christopher Walck Drawing by James Patrick