美国加州硅谷的一家公司,正在研制一种单人垂直起降飞行器,其外形如左图所示。这种飞行嚣叫做solo Trek XFV,它在飞行员的背部装一台4缸双冲程的活塞式发动机,驱动州副函道风扇,产生向上的升力;当风扇倾斜时,其向前的分力,可使飞行器前飞,同样,它也可以向后,向左右方向任意飞行。飞行员的左手可操纵发动机的油门,右手可操纵驾驶杆,掌握飞行方向。实际上,它的飞行原理,同直升机差不多。这家名叫“千年喷气”(Millennium Jet Inc.)的公司,开设在旧金山附近的森尼维尔,这里是许多高科技公司的所在地。目前该公司正在对单人飞行器进行绳系离地起飞试验,同时还在试验该飞行器的稳定系统。载入试飞预计要到2002年才能开始。公司的总裁迈克尔.莫舍 A company in Silicon Valley, California, is developing a single-aided vertical take-off and landing aircraft that looks like the image on the left. Called the Solo Trek XFV, this flying saver features a 4-cylinder, two-stroke piston engine on the pilot’s back that drives the state-of-the-art fan and produces upward lift. As the fan slides, its forward force, It can fly the aircraft forward. Similarly, it can fly backwards and left-to-right. The pilot’s left hand controls the engine’s throttle and the right hand controls the steering column to grasp the direction of flight. In fact, its flight principle is about the same as a helicopter. The company, called Millennium Jet Inc., is located in Sunnyvale, near San Francisco, home to many high-tech companies. Currently, the company is conducting off-roading tests on single-armed aircraft while still testing the stability of the aircraft. Loading test is expected to start in 2002. Michael Mosher, the company’s president