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Series I: Sketches/Drawings/Templates

 

Folder 1 – Original Sky Car Drawings, February 27, 1985

Physical Description: This folder contains a variety of sketches of the Gero Skycar and the Skycar Commuter and the parts that compose them.
 

Folder 2 – Old VTOL Sketches

Physical Description: This folder contains many sketches and designs of the interior and exterior frame of Gero’s projects. It also includes lift and rotational diagrams.
 

Folder 3 – Conceptual V.T.O.L Design

Physical Description: This folder contains a 2 page explanation of why VTOL designs work, and a few sketches of the Gero Skycar, its components, and how it functions (theoretically).
 

Folder 4 – Phase I, II, & III Cylinder Drawings & Prints (checked December 28, 1983)

Physical Description: This folder contains dozens of sketches and designs of cylinder structures, rotational cylinders, cross section views, and rotors.
 

Folder 5 – Phase III – 24” Diameter Bicycle Wheel, Intra, Rotary Shrouded-Centripetal Effect, Lift-prop-fan Concept Test, June 10, 1983

Physical Description: This folder contains conceptual designs and results of various tests on graphs from wind tunnel experiments.
 

Folder 6 – Phase II & III Rotors & Turbo Compressor Tandem Designs & Sketches

Physical Description: This folder contains dozens of sketches and designs of cylinder structures, rotational cylinders, cross section views, and rotors.
 

Folder 7 – Top Annular air-powered Lift test rig, February 1, 1996

 

Folder 8 – Model Templates 1 of 2

 

Folder 9 – Model Templates 2 of 2

 

Folder 10 – Unlabeled Drawings & Blueprints 1 of 4

 

Folder 11 – Unlabeled Drawings & Blueprints 2 of 4

 

Folder 12 – Unlabeled Drawings & Blueprints 3 of 4

 

Folder 13 – Unlabeled Drawings & Blueprints 4 of 4

 

Folder 14 – Sky Car Drawings Sketches and Notes

 

Series II: Notes

 

Folder 15 – Reference Words List 1981-1998

Physical Description: This folder contains dozens of pages of notes of conceptual explanations and keywords. The notes range from November, 1988 to November, 1998.
 

Folder 16 – Notes – June, 1996 (Small copies original – 1985?)

 

Folder 17 – Latest Patent Notes – January, 1993 – August, 1995

 

Folder 18 – Latest Orbital Rotary Ducted Bi-Tandem Airfoil & Lifting, Bi-Lifting Duct-Pod & Body, VTOL Sky-Car Notes, May, 1980

 

Folder 19 – SAARS Description

Physical Description: This folder contains a hundred page paper on Gero’s invention titled “Shrouded Aerodynamic Airfoil and Resultant Systems and VTOL-Hypersonic Flight Vehicles Therefor.”
 

Series III: Large Drawings

 

Folder 20 – Oversiz

 

Series IV: Oversized Negatives

 

Series V: Scrolls/Blueprints

 

RD 11344 - Two copies of the drawing Gero – Airbus, 40 passengers; Dated – March 9, 1954; Scale – 3/16” = 1 Ft. Dated – March 9, 1954.

 

RD 11341 - One copy of the drawing Gero – V.T.O.L. – Air-Commuter – 48 passenger Speeds – V.T.O.L. – 500 M.P.H. Dated – June 24, 1963 Scale – ¼” – 1’. June 24, 1963.

 

RD 11340 - Gero – S.T.O.L. – Airliner 50-60 passenger Speeds – S.T.O.L. 20-30 M.P.H. High – 400 – 500 M.P.H. Dated – March 6, 1957. Scale – 3/16” = 1 Ft.

 

RD 11345 - Orbital Ducted – Lift – Fan Scale – Full. Dated – March 17, 1982.

 

RD 11346 - Orbital Ducted – Lift – Fan Phase II – Tested Rotor Slotted Tandem Airfoil Blades Scale – Full. Dated – November 25, 1981.

 

RD 11347 - FWD. Blade – Tandem, True Plan View. Dated – April 20, 1982.

 

RD 11348 - AFT. Blade – Tandem, True Plane View. Dated – April 7, 1982.

 

RD 11342 - Gero – Aircar. Dated – February 20, 1954. Scale – 1”=1’.

 

RD 11343 - Gero VTOL Airbus, 60 passenger, Scale – ¼” = 1’. Dated – February, 1968.

 

RD 11349 - Gero – V.T.O.L. – Air-Commuter, 48 passenger, Speeds – V.T.O.L. – 600 M.P.H. Dated – June 24, 1963. Scale – ¼” – 1’

 

RD 11350 - Gero – Aircar. Dated – February 20, 1954. Scale – 1” = 1’.

 

RD 11351 - Unidentified Scroll – Gero Aircar

 

RD 11352 - Unidentified Scroll. Dated – March 27, 1967. Scale – ¼” = 1’-0’.

 

RD 11353 - Original Patent Drawings 1985-1990 Scale 1 ½” = 1’ Dated April 21, 1989 Scale 3” = 1’ Dated – April 11, 1989 Revised May 21, 1989 Scale 3” = 1’ Dated – April 20, 1989 Scale – 1 ½” = 1’ Dated June 7, 1989