Canard Wing Concept for Compound Helicopter

AeroCopter, Inc., located in Andover, Massachusetts, is an entrepreneur-based start up company that is pioneering the third generation of airborne transportation systems. The company was founded in 2000 to design and develop a "best in class," advanced aircraft system utilizing Tilt Disc technology and combining the Vertical Take Off and Landing (VTOL) capabilities of a helicopter with the horizontal speed and payload of a traditional jet airplane called Humming (Ref.1) for military, commercial and VTUAV markets. The company has also developed concept ideas for the future sky car utilizing heliports and few revolutionary disruptive technologies to improve the performance of existing helicopters such as "Canard Wing concept with jet engines for compound helicopters". Compound helicopter concept, which was pioneered in 1950s & 1960s by several large US aircraft companies, is "revisited" by AeroCopter Inc. By combining the helicopter concept with existing proven technologies for aircraft such as Canard Wings and Jet Engines, a new disruptive technology is created. This new technology will enable the runway-independent mass travel, whether in: 1- short-haul, 2- shuttle type or 3- the regional jet markets.