Four USPTO Patent Families

Flight has always come down to four things: aerodynamics, propulsion, materials, control. We master the one that matters most — aerodynamics — because it's what decides what an aircraft can become, and where it can go.

VTOL aircraft requires a dual focus on vertical takeoff and landing as well as horizontal flight, its aerodynamic design becomes far more critical and challenging.

Current mainstream VTOL designs still have their own limitations and bottlenecks, meaning they are not yet ideal for many application needs. NewSemi-FITU's research starts with these unmet needs, and goes back to first principles.

We apply first-principles thinking to scrutinize the limits of current designs, the ultimate capabilities and criteria of varies aerodynamic devices, and the true essence of different application needs.

To address these functional gaps, we propose four distinct technical solutions, ranging from easily implementable add-on designs, to highly innovative and entirely new configurations. These are designated under four project codes: AX1, AX2, AX3, and AX4.

Driven by rapid time-to-market, we focus entirely on aerodynamic configurations, bypassing unproven propulsion, materials, and control technologies. Depending on the specific application, the benefits of these solutions include significantly increasing flight efficiency (by up to 70%), reducing transportation costs, extending mission endurance, minimizing operational footprint (by up to 50%), and boosting flight speed.