The dream of flying has been around since time began. Yet the D-Dalus can do more. Start and land vertically, fly, float, turn on its axis. When the engines are switched off for a fraction of a second, the D-Dalus can even suction itself onto the landing surface, thus enabling it to land on ships or other planes.
Thanks to its new cyclogiro-rotors, it can fly vertically as well as a helicopter and has a significantly better forward flight performance. Yet the D-Dalus is far quieter and more economical than a helicopter. A further security plus is the fact that the D-Dalus has no freestanding rotors like a helicopter.
The unmanned D-Dalus drone has already seen a real „lift off“, the manned version is a concept with 4 seats measuring approx. 8 x 8 meters at just over 2 meters high.
The design integrates the 4 cyclogiro-rotors, which are connected with each other, in the wings. This enhances both the stability and the aerodynamics. The back wings are mounted much higher in order to ensure better airflow. At the same time a free entry- and exit area is created. Dynamic lines in a tight space speak for the performance of this plane concept.
Its inventor DI Meinhard Schwaiger (IAT21 GmbH) sees the D-Dalus as the currently best answer to the demands of the air traffic of tomorrow. On the one hand air traffic will increase dramatically and the D-Dalus can move excellently along narrow air space, on the other hand the D-Dalus represents the ideal commuter aircraft for future mother ship concepts.
Its real strength, however, is in the individual air traffic, which exceeds the helicopter range. The D-Dalus is thus ideal for off-shore-flights and air traffic between neighbouring cities.
