PhotonBoy
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http://fanwing.com
"...the FanWing as a slow, potentially quiet, economical and heavy-load carrying aircraft with short take-off and landing has obvious wide-ranging use from unmanned (UAV) applications in civil and military surveillance to private ultralights and local shuttle, agricultural and urban services and freight haulage...."
"How does it work? The aircraft has a cross-flow fan along the leading edge of each wing. The fan pulls the air in at the front and accelerates it over the trailing edge of the wing. By transferring the work of the engine to the rotor, which spans the whole wing, the FanWing accelerates a large volume of air and achieves a high lift-efficiency...."
independent.co.uk article
