8th Week

So I have been researching for a few days the helicopter and the plane research, instead of calling it helicopter and plane, I have decided to focus more on details of each aircraft, for the plane research one of the main things on the design is that it will be able to take off vertically, like a Harrier, or the new F-35 Lighting II, I need to research the STOVL system, that is what makes the plane take off vertically, STOVL means Short Take Off and Vertical Landing, so far i have found plenty of information, all the information I have found is on websites, I wanted to find a book, but I could not find a book on STOVL system, but the websites are giving me enough information, I have written enough information to give a perfect  idea of what STOVL stands for, I have to show Alison and she will give me her thoughts, whether is well written or whether I have to change anything.
I have also started working on the research for helicopters, and as with planes, I have decided to focus on one thing, same thing happens with the helicopters, the first flight of the famous Apache was in 1975, 35 years have passed and the helicopters have not change in design, they still look similar to the Apache, even one of the newest one such as the Tigre resembles to the Apache, obviously the technology is better, but other than that the design of the plane still looks  the same, I decided that I want to work on the engines, make the helicopter faster, the Apache's top speed is 293 km/h, the Tigre's top speed is 290 km/h, so in 30 years it seems like helicopters have not advance speed wise, so I will research the turboprop engines, I will find out all that I can about them, then add them to my design, other than that I will keep my design similar to the Apache/Tigre's as since I was a kid I love the Apache and when the Tigre came out I was blown away.

Next week pictures...this time I promise!

Week 8.