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Ventura, February 11, 2008 7:30 AM
Mundus Group Inc. announces breakthroughs in new VTOL folding wing design. The Mundus Group, Inc. with subsidiaries, Roadable Aircraft Int. (RAI) and Boehm Engineering, credit 3D analysis and virtual designs that model airflow optimization and stress analysis. Stateof- the-art Computational Fluid Dynamic software has developed over the 7 years since Mike Boehm joined RAI as Chief Design Engineer in 2001. “We began designing our US Navy co-developed patents in 2003 and since then, the design computations and analysis programs have continued to develop and currently allow advanced 3D design capabilities which accelerate the building of our entire vehicle. One part at a time”. “With what we have learned from our 2nd and 3rd prototypes and our UAV technology, we have made dramatic changes using our current 3D analysis of the specific lift characteristics and have added a folding wing and redesigned the aerodynamics and duct surfaces for optimization of thrust. We know that we can Vertically Take Off and Land, (VTOL) but now our focus is sustained flight without static thrust and the inherent VTOL fuel inefficiencies. It is also about safety. The wing we are developing will allow us to glide without power in the event of a failure in addition to the dual ballistic parachutes that are standard equipment”. Mike Boehm Mundus Chief Design Engineer |
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Los Angeles January 30, 2008 7:30 AM
Mundus Group Inc. announces new home for experimental VTOL aircraft. Mundus Group Inc. announces that their fully owned VTOL division, Roadable Aircraft has moved its experimental VTOL prototypes to their new facility in Ventura CA, where they will be on display as historical aircraft that document the development of their patented VTOL technology over the last 18 years. Both prototypes are significant steps in aviation evolution as the 1st prototype won the Best Invention of the year and 1st prize at the Discovery Channel Invention Convention in 1993. The second prototype was part of a US NAVY and Roadable Aircraft International co-development between 2001-2004 at Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division, Point Mugu Navy Base, California, and was awarded patents for a flying car. A third prototype was also built at NAWCWD as an unmanned air vehicle (UAV), vertical take off and landing vehicle (VTOL). RAI is currently building its fourth prototype due in 2009, the V1 Vortex. |
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Los Angeles January 10, 2008 7:30 AM
Mundus Group Inc. announces that Roadable Aircraft’s VTOL technology and newly-patented designs are being designed and tested using Autodesk Inventor. The engineering firm’s decision to upgrade came from chief design engineer, Michael Boehm, “ From Boeing C-17s to Hummers and Toyotas, Autodesk Inventor is helping manufacturers design and build vehicles by giving them a true digital prototype work directly with the Inventor 3D model”. Digital Prototyping gives manufacturers the ability to virtually explore a product that is completed before it is built. This allows them to create, validate, optimize, and manage designs from the conceptual design phase through the manufacturing process. By using a digital prototype, Roadable Aircraft can visualize and simulate real-world performance of the design with less reliance on costly physical prototypes. The Autodesk Digital Prototyping Solution enables manufacturing workgroups to create a single digital model that can be used in every stage of production, bridging the gaps that usually exist between conceptual design, engineering, and manufacturing teams. Inventor has decreased design time on rework or work-in-progress for crucial projects, reduced errors by 50 percent on initial designs through better visualization and achieved “firsttime- right” design during tight lead times. “It provides the technology to help us build fewer physical prototypes, reducing design and production costs. We will limit errors and product design changes that may need to be done down the road. We will continue to invest in the right tools for the job”, said Boehm. |
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