Subscribe Past Issues RSS Translate View this email in your browser Moller International / Freedom Motors November 2017 Newsletter To: All Newsletter Subscribers From: Paul S. Moller MOLLER INTERNATIONAL Within the next few years battery powered air-taxis will be available for trips up to 25 miles between vertiports for one or possibly two passengers. How far beyond this distance and payload can safely be flown will depend on battery life. When I mentioned these limitations during the recent SAE Aerotech Conference, a member of the audience asked, “why not use a bigger battery”. The answer is that as all-up weight (AUW) increases, the energy required from the propulsion system increases much faster. Energy from batteries is so low that adding a larger battery could actually reduce the payload. This will limit air-taxing to short low payload flights between the tops of commercial buildings. On the other hand, even with engines the physical scaling laws will make it very challenging to create a small enough flying car that can land at the curb either in the city or near your home. The problem has been and continues to be that landing at the curb requires small fans, which greatly increases the amount of power required. This is best illustrated by the F35 fighter which is theoretically able to take-off and land vertically. Despite having over 120,000 equivalent horsepower it really cannot take off vertically with a payload or full fuel load. Rather it can land vertically after delivering its payload and using up some of its fuel. The problem that Moller International faced when addressing this issue is that existing piston engines do not have enough power for their weight. For example, one of the lightest four-stroke engines available is the Rotax 912iS, which produces 0.7 hp per lb. of engine weight. The Skycar® 400 needs 1,400 hp installed to operate on a hot day at 5,000 ft. altitude and tolerate an engine failure. Rotax engines would weigh 2,000 lbs. in a 2,600 lb. Skycar®400. The Rotapower® engine provides over three times as much power for the same weight, but this is still too heavy to achieve the design range (over 500 miles) and payload (750 lbs.) That is why the Skycar® and similar curbable designs will require both batteries and light weight engines. A battery has very low energy (Watt.hr/lb.) but it can provide high power (Watt/lb.). That is what is needed for the 30 seconds to take-off vertically and transition to cruising speed. Getting the Skycar® and Neuera volantor into production requires getting the Rotapower® engine into production. Its unique ability to burn biogas (sour gas) will help make that happen. FREEDOM MOTORS A much expanded report has been prepared on the need for and use of the Rotapower® engine to burn biogas (click here to see the report). One of the key requirements in its ability to use biogas is adding a supercharger or turbocharger or better yet combining both in what is called compounding, Freedom Motors has devoted much of its engine research over the last three years to developing a compound version of its Rotapower® engine (click here to see the compound engine overview) While compounding is very important in the efficient use of biogas, it is also critical in reducing the noise and heat from the Rotapower® engine in the Skycar® and Neuera. To operate from a city curb or your home, the Skycar® may be required to achieve a noise level of less than 70 decibels at a 50-foot distance. Without compounding this would not be possible. In addition to the patentability of the compound Rotapower® engine, FM has five additional patents being prepared to be filed. CORPORATE MATTERS The latest biogas document was prepared for a potential joint venture partner that FM is working with. The Discovery Channel documentary on the Rotapower® engine using biogas to reduce global warming is expected to be shown near the end of this year. ABC television in Sacramento recently showed a segment on our technologies, including the Rotapower® engine’s use to reduce global warming. Please view this segment here: What happened to the flying car? The MI/FM stockholders meeting is being postponed until Spring, when many of the on-going activities are expected to be completed. When Mi moved into its new modern, but smaller facilities, it was not able to accommodate its wind tunnel. If anyone reading this newsletter knows of someone who might need a wind tunnel, please let me know. MI was able to charge up to $750 per hour for its use. Fortunately, MI’s aerodynamic testing is complete (click here for the wind tunnel specifications and images). As noted from the latest PSC update (click here to see update), PSC feels its blackout period is close; however, until it occurs, FM will continue to offer shares at 49 cents each to existing MI or FM shareholders. This price is one-third of the average price that shares sold between individual shareholders over the last two years. For details on the joint venture agreement between PSC and FM please click here. I am sorry to announce the passing of Hugh Power, who has been a Director in Moller International for many years. This is a great loss for MI. Hugh was very committed to the company goals and supported the company’s efforts in numerous ways. I had developed a close personal relationship with Hugh, which I will deeply miss. Please feel free to call me at +1 (530) 760-7177 to discuss anything in this Newsletter where you would like more detail. My e-mail is paul@freedom-motors.com Please visit www.moller.com and www.freedom-motors.com "SAFE HARBOR" Statement: This message may contain forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are made in reliance on the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Please be advised that the actual financial condition, operating results, and business performance may differ materially from that projected or estimated by the company in forward-looking statements The words "estimate", "possible", “likely” and "seeking", and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements, which speak only as to the date the statement was made. The company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether because of new information, future events, or otherwise. Forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties, some of which cannot be predicted, or quantified. Future events and actual results could differ materially from those set forth in, contemplated by, or underlying the forward-looking statements. The risks and uncertainties to which forward-looking statements are subject include, but are not limited to, the effect of government regulation, competition and other material risks. Skycar® and Rotapower® are trademarks of Moller International and/or Freedom Motors in the USA and other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Copyright © *2017* *Moller International* *Freedom Motors*, All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: Moller International Freedom Motors 1855 N 1st St. Suite B&C Dixon, CA 95620 (530) 756-5086 Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list