PAM 100B CONCEPT

The $50,000 PAM is powered by two 105-hp engines that can propel it up to 60 mph. Compare that to the Vertipod’s 440cc lawnmower engine, 40 mph top speed and sticker price of $10,000.

TYPE: Individual Lifting Vehicle (ILV) using a counter-rotating rotor lifting system.
POWER: Two Hirth F-30, 2 cycle, 4 cylinder engines with dual ignition and forced air cooling, 105 horsepower each.
STRUCTURE: High-energy absorbing aircraft aluminum tubular configuration.
TRANSMISSION SYSTEM: Engine power comes through two 2.64:1 engine gearboxes, centrifugal and overrunning clutches and a central counter-rotating gearbox. Either engine can drive both rotors in the event of an engine failure.

INSTRUMENT PANEL: Engine temperature gages for each cylinder, fuel gauge, engine speed, and hour-meter.
ROTORS: Single piece extruded aluminum rotor blades 9.17 feet in diameter. Blade pitch is ground adjustable.
EMPTY WEIGHT:660 lb

MAXIMUM SPEED:60 mph

CRUISE SPEED:45 mph

MAXIMUM RANGE:25 miles

FUEL CAPACITY:7 gallons

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