Heavy-lift high speed rotary wing

A heavy lift high speed rotary wing, comprising:

• a shell having a top, a curved outer surface, an inner surface, an outer shell rim that lies in a shell plane, and a center, wherein an interior volume is located between the shell plane and the inner surface of the shell;
• an edge foil coupled to the outer shell rim and extending downward below the shell plane, wherein the outer surface of the shell and an exterior surface of the edge foil define the shape of an airfoil;
• a top opening around the center of the shell;
• at least two inlet openings in the shell, where the inlet openings are evenly spaced around the shell, each inlet opening is generally arc-shaped when viewed parallel to the shell plane, and each inlet opening connects with the edge foil;
• a tube coupled to the inner surface around the top opening and extending into the interior volume, wherein the tube begins at the top opening and ends proximate the shell plane;
• at least one attachment structure directly or indirectly coupled to the shell and adapted to be coupled to an aircraft, the at least one attachment structure constructed and arranged to transfer rotary motion to spin the rotary wing and transfer lift from the shell to the aircraft;
• and
• a blade proximate and below each inlet opening, where each blade has a leading face, a trailing face, a symmetrical curved concave-like shape with an upper end coupled to the shell along the perimeter of an inlet opening, and a lower end that lies proximate the shell plane;
• wherein when the rotary wing is spinning:
• the leading face of each blade creates a vacuum, drawing airflow into the proximate inlet opening;
• the trailing face accelerates airflow downward;
• the shell additionally creates a vacuum above it and accelerates airflow outward where an exterior surface of the edge foil accelerates it downward;
• airflow returns as a column of airflow toward the tube and then flows through the interior volume where an inside surface of the blades creates a vacuum and accelerates airflow downward;
• some of the returning airflow escapes upward through the tube and out the top of the shell;
• the interior volume of the shell accelerates airflow toward an interior surface of the edge foil;
• the interior surface of the edge foil accelerates airflow;
• and
• wherein lift is controlled via the rotational speed of the rotary wing.

A heavy lift high speed rotary wing, comprising:

• a shell having a top, a curved outer surface, an inner surface, an outer shell rim that lies in a shell plane, and a center, wherein an interior volume is located between the shell plane and the inner surface of the shell;
• an edge foil coupled to the outer shell rim and extending downward below the shell plane, wherein the outer surface of the shell and an exterior surface of the edge foil define the shape of an airfoil;
• a top opening around the center of the shell;
• at least two inlet openings in the shell, where the inlet openings are evenly spaced around the shell, each inlet opening is generally arc-shaped when viewed parallel to the shell plane, and each inlet opening connects with the edge foil;
• a tube coupled to the inner surface around the top opening and extending into the interior volume, wherein the tube begins at the top opening and ends proximate the shell plane;
• at least one attachment structure directly or indirectly coupled to the shell and adapted to be coupled to an aircraft, the at least one attachment structure constructed and arranged to transfer rotary motion to spin the rotary wing and transfer lift from the shell to the aircraft;
• and
• a blade proximate and below each inlet opening, where each blade has a leading face, a trailing face, a symmetrical curved concave-like shape with an upper end coupled to the shell along the perimeter of an inlet opening, and a lower end that lies proximate the shell plane.