The Double Box Tail Configuration:
Catalyst for Efficiency

Stability and control through induced drag reduction

A bold new future for aviation.

In this second century of flight, we believe that ordinary families should be able to quickly travel where they want, when they want, in comfort and safety, with economy surpassing the present automobile.

That's not how it is right now. Existing personal airplanes are extremely expensive, incredibly cramped, noisy gas guzzlers; most of them three decades old. On the other hand, they're powerful time machines; indispensable to modern business and a lot of fun to fly!

This project is about fixing the underlying problem. If airplanes are to re-connect with their potential customers- or their potential to society- they desperately need an update. Almost everything else in modern life has developed well beyond the elite-yet-archaic standard of personal air travel.

We think that in addition to all the best new technology, airplanes should provide, at a minimum: Synergy aims to deliver all of the above - and much more - through innovative solutions that work in greater harmony with the invisible physics of flight.

What it means:

Synergy doesn't just look amazing, it truly is amazing; the first systematic application of six proven breakthroughs for major drag reduction. These principles haven't been put together in a form simple enough to deliver their liberating potential... until now.

Designed to show ten times the fuel economy of a small jet at ten percent of the cost, Synergy not only offers fast, fun transportation (in comfort above the weather) but also greater range and the ability to land at safer, slower speeds on local airfields. In its category it is widely considered the most promising aircraft design yet seen.

What we're doing:

We're building the real thing, using the lifetime craftsmanship of three generations of the McGinnis family, CNC machines, carbon fiber composites, volunteers from all over the world, and powerful engineering software. Team leader John McGinnis is a senior member of the AIAA and a recognized aircraft designer among the EAA. This roomy five-seat prototype will join the amazing 25% scale prototype already flying.

How does it work?

Synergy's form follows function in many powerful ways at once. For example, its stable-flying 'double box tail' shape is both a drag reduction breakthrough and a key to using other advanced design principles in a lighter, simpler, and more economical way. There's a lot more amazing technology behind this diesel-powered propfan than meets the eye, and our unveiling seems to have touched a nerve with aeronautical gurus, NASA scientists, and nervous flyers alike.

Is this a big deal? I can't tell why this is really all that different from other sleek designs.

Yes, it is. Synergy is a leap forward! All true progress strains against convention though, and there is a lot to discover here. Besides creating 'stability and control through induced drag reduction', Synergy uses its power not only to make thrust, but to actually reduce drag. It goes faster while carrying more payload at a speed range that has eluded true efficiency so far.

Most people, even in aeronautics, are not versed well enough in 'powered drag reduction' methods to successfully evaluate Synergy without flight test results,which is what we want to give them. For technical reasons, CFD software and wind tunnels don't really cut it at this level. But over the last year, serious students of aerodynamics, all over the world, have begun to realize that Synergy affects everything we know.

Synergy is not about looks, or streamlining, or even the fabulous benefits of its unique shape. It's about going beyond all that. Sometime in this century, aircraft designers will finally be able to replace stacks of 'representative' equations with 'actual atmospheric physics' modeled in real time. Before then, or until we present our findings, only a small minority of experts will have correctly anticipated these results, and how the inevitable changes to our applied science will someday affect everything that flies.

What do you hope to accomplish?

To erase the artificial limits that make airplanes expensive, uncomfortable, and unwelcome. The practical, 5-seat Synergy prototype is designed to provide conclusively demonstrated stellar performance for this configuration, by way of professional flight testing in full scale, and to be producible in volume at low cost.

An excited and hopeful public already awaits. Since we 'lit the fuse' with our fully-electric-powered 25% scale model, enthusiasts all over the world want us to finish the real thing, now! Construction is well underway, but we need your help to reach the finish line.

Obviously, getting from 'a project in our garage' to a finished one in your hangar involves serious business development and millions of investment dollars. While we welcome qualified inquiries, this is not about that just yet. We don't believe in hyping 'vaporware'.

We do believe that further success is achieved through diligence, integrity, capital, and teamwork, one well-planned step at a time. When we've proven our premise, the industry will be as close to cranking out Synergi as we've come from our first napkin sketch.

By backing Synergy through its most vulnerable phase, you're filling the gap between concept and reality that has kept basic aircraft design stagnant for a lifetime. Every donation counts, and every recommendation to others counts even more!!!

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