Project Ladybug

Go Fly Prize

The world prepares for air taxis and flying cars. Boeing starts a flying car competition with the name GoFlyPrize. First phase of competition attracts competitors from 100 countries. 10 contenders win $20k prizes each at the end of Phase 1. Five contenders received prizes of $50k each in Phase 2. The third and final phase was the Fly Off where the teams tried to fly their vehicles. One $1,000,000 Grand Prize to be awarded for the best compliant overall Fly Off score. One $250,000 prize for the quietest compliant entry. One $250,000 prize for the smallest compliant entry. One $100,000 prize, the Pratt & Whitney Disruptor Prize awarded for disruptive advancement of the state of the art. At the Fly Off held in Silicon Valley area on February 29 2020 the grand prize was not claimed by any team. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic the GoFly Prize changed the awarding process to give the 1.000.000 $ grand prize to the team that will satisfy the Gofly Prize criteria the first. As soon as we are ready we will claim the 1.000.000 $ prize.

Competition Rules

Vertical or near vertical take off and landing capability. Distance between any two extremities must be no more than 8,5 ft (259 cm) Solid of Constant Width. Will be piloted by a person of 200 lb (90.7 kg) or remotely carrying an equal weight test dummy. Will be able to travel 20 mi (32 km). Will be in the air for 20 minutes. 10 minutes of reserve will be measured at the end of the trip. Will be no noisier than 87db metered at 50 ft. It will provide an open air experience with an open view. What the device looks like or how it works to accomplish the task, and accomplish it safely is up to you. Impossible for some inevitable for us.

Thanks to its simple design and affordable price "Part 103" compliant Ladybug can start a new generation of air sports and a new generation of personal air transport. Our design is a single rotor monocopter design that looks like a classical helicopter. A single top rotor coupled with a smaller antitorque rotor. Unlike the classical helicopter designs there is no cyclic or collective controls. Instead the power is used by means of changing the rotor RPM. No complex mechanical connections. No vulnerable flight computer to hacking to program. No fairings to make. The simplest and easiest design to build. Still the easiest to control. Takes up the space of a motorbike with easy blade folding or removing (optional). Safe with electric motor redundancy in addition to the main petrol engine. Optionally hybrid or fully electric with a choice of ranges. A total of 60hp peak power system and an average of 45hp power use. Can be sold as a kit helicopter to be fitted with a power plant of users' choice.

Action Plan

Sponsorship & Investor support will be sought. Construction will start using inexpensive materials like steel, composites and automobil or motorcycle engines and those parts will be replaced with aviation grade parts afterwards. Weight lightening measures will be taken at later stages. Our concept design has been completed and a small animation of it is shown next to the inventor's picture above. The machine will be trialed by controlling remotely but flight demonstration can be human piloted. Experimental certification will be acquired. IP protection measures will be taken after the first flight.

Let's build the future

Join us and get your share from the challenge. I have been working on this as a one man team in the past 4 years. The design meets the requirements of the GoFly competition. The design comprizes potentially patentable innovation and can provide a competitive advantage. Gofly Prize participation will bring monetary returns to the UCUC project in the short run. The total weight of the machine will be under 80kg and the simple design will be easy to build. We will have the best standing among the remaining few challenge competitors.

Each 1% share of the Project Ladybug company is offered for US$ 2500.

Contact me now to join the Project Ladybug and let's make history.