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The Mundus Group, Inc. (MNDS) is an advanced aerospace technology consortium providing patented Vertical Take Off and Landing (VTOL) technology for experimental aircraft and Unmanned Air Vehicles (UAV) since 1990 through its fully owned VTOL division, Roadable Aircraft International (RAI).
Mundus is at the cutting edge of jet turbine-ducted fan technology and fuses a state of the art design engineering and prototype facility with computer assisted auto flight technologies, Remote Controlled (RC) and composite technologies industry segments. From US Navy co-developed UAVs for aerial observation and environmental testing to advanced VTOL aerospace technology for civilian and military uses, Mundus Group, Inc. is developing revolutionary products with global potential for change that offers economic protection and growth opportunities for investors.
The Mundus Group's, Roadable Aircraft International is a Delaware Corporation formed in January 2000. However the conception of a small vertical takeoff and landing VTOL vehicle has long been under research and development by RAI’s founders.
The Mundus Group feels the time is right for the acceptance of a dual mode vehicle, an alternative transportation that would ease traffic congestion and make commuting much faster and easier. RAI has an innovative approach to a lift and control system for a vertical take off and landing dual mode vehicle.
"We are using 16 counter-rotating propellers within a completely enclosed carbon-fiber composite ducted fan, powered by a 425-horse power jet turbine engine. We are spearheading a new industry in the transportation business. The ducted fan vehicles will be the first compact VTOL capable of 125-200 mph".
Josef Obermeier Mundus CEO/President
RAI’s goal is to develop and market the world's first commercially successful vertical take off and landing flying vehicle. It will be able to take off without a runway, and as it nears its destination, be able to land on a small space such as a helipad, roof or roadside, and then driven on existing roads to the final destination.
History In The Making
The first "flying car" prototype was displayed at the Discovery Channel Invention Convention in San Francisco in 1993 and won "First Place and Best Invention of the Year".
The second prototype and a 3/4 scale UAV were built to test the flight controls and remote controllability under a US NAVY Cooperative Research Development Agreement at Naval Warfare Center Weapons Division, Point Mugu, CA between 2001 and 2004.
RAI was the only private company ever to have an operational presence at the Navy's secret version of "Seal Works".
US Navy sponsored RAI VTOL Patents and provided patent attorneys under co-development agreement.
Parts production and the infrastructure for development and testing are already underway for the third and fourth prototypes. These vehicles will look and drive like cars and fly like helicopters without the exposed propellers. As designed, the vehicles will be fast, convenient and relatively inexpensive to operate and maintain.
Use of Newly Developed Technology
Although both aircraft and automobile technologies are well established, they have never successfully been merged. Increases in design technology have made the rapid design and production of new concepts possible. Although competing firms exist in the design stage, no firm has yet reached the market. As a result, Roadable Aircraft and it's parent company, the Mundus Group will be in a position to emerge as an initial market leader.
Newly Developing Industry
Although the conventional helicopter industry is mature in many major markets, the market for VTOL Ducted Fan Aircraft is presently untapped. Although helicopters and small aircraft are established products with somewhat saturated markets, "VTOL Cruisers" produced by Mundus will be at the forefront of a new hybrid industry dedicated to providing an economically feasible alternative means of transportation.
Long Term Opportunities
As the need for alternative transportation increases and public awareness increases, Mundus will be in an excellent position to become the market leader. As sales increase over time and competition emerges, the company will be well positioned to use information acquired during production and sales, to continually improve its product to better suit the need of its customers. |
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