CycloTech First Flight 

I wonder how they work calmly and effectively in that lab with the dramatic music so loud?

Incredible! I just wish the music was louder.

Now we can make 4 smoothies at once, this is a true break through

Crew: How to make this product look cool? Sound guy: I have an idea!

Finally! I'm always telling people, "You know what these educational/science RU-vid videos are missing? Loud electronic music."

Imagine all the hard work that has gone into this. Then they make a video and everyone roasts them for the music in it 😂

My company is developing e-Vtol in a different direction.. but i just love this ..one of the limiting factors to e-vtol is environmental particle dispersion ie FOD .. and rather than focusing trust vectoring in one direction , this has a radial factor and clearly would reduce the dust and drama associated with the future of e-vtol.. great work guys!

when your invention is so loud you gotta find music thats even louder...

It looks great. I wish I could hear it without the extra background noise.

I want to see the system in a smoke tunnel. Very curious of the fluid dynamics going on here.

I could literally film my cat taking a dump with this music in the background, and it would seem epic

Magnus effect? Stellar work!! Congrats on your hardworking paying off!!

it's like a miracle

The loud music must be to mask just how noisy this thing is.

When the sound guy is a hardcore gamer but hes allowed to go balls to walls on the edit.

it could also use as a air raid alarm device in terms of the sound.

When the music is so loud it renders the whole investment sus af

Congratulations, configuring the blades so they actuate correctly during the revolution is an achievement in itself. Making a craft that follows these principals is something else entirely. Well done

Now that is just craaaazy.😲👏🏼 Really didn’t think this was possible.

FINALLY, a true flying car! This proof of concept could lead to a car that runs on the road AND has the ability to hover and fly without a ton of propulsion pointed downward. Bravo!

What I want to know is how efficient this is compared to normal propellers.

As one random dude in the internet once said: "the more moving parts an object has, the more they can fail"

As far as sound, what is really amazing is how quiet this machine is compared to anything else out there!

This is fantastic keep up the great work

This looks COOL

Well that's interesting. I see a of comments about not being as efficient as a helicopter. Which is true but look at it this way. A fixed wing aircraft is more efficient than a helicopter. Can travel faster and farther but requires a runway. Helicopters are less efficient and carry less generally but can land in smaller areas. Down side is contact with the main rotor and trees or power lines end badly. This design is much more compact than a helicopter with simpler mobility. First thing I thought of was aircraft for urban areas. Looks like it's still in the early design stages but I see potential.

I appreciate someone doing something completely different no matter how good or bad the final outcome is..this is what i consider to be true innovation!

You know who doesn't need a raise? The editor.

All it needs is a helmet sticking out of the bottom and it would be an upside down F1

Finally, the first step towards an actual Star Wars "Speeder"!

When motors get too powerful, people always find creative ways to build inefficient designs that barely flies XD

Congratulations on breaking the boundaries!!!!

If I remember correctly, there were some very similar designs to this one from the early days of flying machines, sometime in the late 1800s. I didn’t expect to see this design come back and work!

Finally what everyone's been waiting for. Hovering Cars!

Not every single technology is revolutionary but when harnessed and combined by equally talented minds we can create things no one thought possible.

Nice start. Keep up the good work

The flying vehicles from Bladerunner looks more believable after watching this, nice work!

Can it “auto rotate “ like a helicopter or will it come down like a beveled brick if it loses power?

voith schneider propellers have been around for a while interesting to see in action.

can't wait for this to develop into something we'll use in the future

Those wheels would make the best margaritas on the planet!

Larger with a chute on the back and you've got a flying combine harvester! That was a really cool tech demo, and I'm excited to see where this goes!

Wow, propellers that spin in a different direction. 👏✊

great start! at some point, the horrific noise is going to have to be dealt with. it sure is an exciting take on VTOL! keep going! :D

Never thought humankind would actually finally 'reinvent the wheel'

Amazing... congrats everyone on a great first flight!

I can see the string holding it up!;) Seriously, nice job!

Okay, that is wierd... and AWZOME!!! I hope this goes somewhere big

That's an interesting concept. Now make the inner and outer rims of the drums lined in rubber and you have an electric flying car as well.

Very impressive. Looking forward to seeing these really take-off!

This is going to revolutionize the market for large, slow, loud, unmanned drones that don't need a payload.

Crucially: can I ride it while firing a phaser at some ewoks?

Thanks. I've been waiting to see a thought come to life. After I saw the Dyson products I was sure someone would think of this, and also the semi bladeless wind turbines!

Well that was different. I will be looking at this more. Good luck.

Omg that is awesome!!👏👏👏

🤩 _Simply Amazing!_

i would like to see those as F1 race - that would be spectacular crashes!

wow, I have been looking for these guys for like 5-10 years. I remember seeing this technology in a video from some German or Austrian technology conference and could never find it again. Looks very interesting.

A start of something great!

50 years ago I remember seeing a kite with the same configuration as the spinning props

investor : how many moving part you'll need for this project? cyclotech : yes!

Great! Those blowers make pretty loud EDM music

You bring the Voith Schneider water propulsion system to air, with a 90 degree twist :) Nice idea :)

Smart thinking... You need to cover the wheel inlet so it also creates vaccuum (low pressure) above it and higher pressure below it. Its at the same time protection, to parts that could brake of.

to the development team: keep up the good work! You are onto a winner here.....

Pretty cool! It's like Magnus effect craft had a baby with a paddle boat. If those blades could be designed to fold in on themselves, then you got yourself some wheels!

That’s incredible.

Well done! Before military or civilian application, the engineers have to tackle the blade loading noise that sounds like hardcore industrial techno.

Sick! looking forward to see some real world flights with this thing.

In a Voith Schneider the center of rotation can be shifted/changed. By the looks of it this center of rotation is fixed which makes it a Kirsten-Boeing type propulsor. Both quite classic cycloidal propulsor design patterns which haven been around for a century or so.

Holy shit!!! Here we go, the first step to flying cars!!!

That's pretty freakn cool

Finally something revolutionary for flying it's always been more blades for helicopters style or more wing. This is something new

I'm really excited for where drone tech is going to be in 10 or 20 years!

I ve been looking around something that is practical, affordable, simple to handle/operate etc etc and so far nothing beats Opener's blackfly

Truly what an incredible blip of time to be alive

Of all, this is the most similar to fiction film vehicles, I believe that's the way to go!

They use these vertical tube "engines" on sailing ships and cargo ferries for years, only surprised it took this long to put them horizontal to make things fly. Such a simple mechanism but seems to be very delicate when it comes to flying. Nice one!

AWESOME!

thats pretty cool. i watched it muted and then read the comments and was glad i did.

First Responder uses for that as Logistical Support would be almost everything. From Surveillance to dropping first aid. Larger the scale the greater the possibilities.

Now if that thing could carry a normal sized adult it would be beyond mind blowing.

Wow, I am amazed at what is the Physics behind the rotating "propeller?" it's the first time I see it, not the usual propeller

Aw no fucking way. I had this same exact idea but scratched it as I didn't think it was practical. This is great

"We already have flying cars, they're called helicopters!" - Neil deGrasse Tyson, 2018

Cool, but seems kinda loud BUT the damn music drowns out the real sounds of awesome.

Great work guys i love it

If the lift of the cyclones are whats used then from there you can probably used them as separate control servo wheels and instant you have a car design from those speed racer except the wheels are meant to be open rather than have a grip thread

How energy efficient is it compared to regular mutlirotors at the moment ? At least space-wise and security-wise, it's a winner

Instead of playing the noise, how about telling us some interesting facts about the craft? How fast do those things turn? How much power do they require? How much does the thing weigh? I assume power is coming from the overhead cable for now. Will it be able to lift off with a battery? How long will it be able to fly? What happens if a motor fails? Etc, etc, etc.

seems like a great flying cycle

If the rotor blades are tipped/curved at the outside you wont have that beast of a noise. Air horn practically work the same way. Also a safety feature here would be having an emergency coupler that connects front 2 and rear 2 together. So you can atleast go down in a straight line instead of spiralling out of control incase an engine fails.

All I see is like “wow they got a lot of 80/20 to build those shields I wonder what the lead time on that shipment was”

Now this is a concept that would finally make all those Bladerunner style floating cars and Star Wars floating land rovers come true. I know Star Wars used anti gravity but this is much better than prop drones as cars imho

That's cool that no traditional wings and propellers, yet only compact , lesser space covering things, looks like flying car as in movies. 👍🙂

Great job

Note to viewers: *No narration; recommend hitting mute.*

eVTOL Now you have to make a DeLorean Shell for this. Doc would be proud of you guys👌🏼😉

can't believe they generated thrust from this design 👍👍

This video got me thrilled about athe future, I love the music!