Russian aircraft designer and inventor, Alexander Begak, created a unique aircraft which he named as Evolution. The aircraft is capable of traveling on land, water and air.

“This is a universal kind of transportation. It can fly at the height of 4,000 meters above the ground and cover the distance of up to 400 kilometers without additional refueling. Its 30 horse-power motor allows to develop the speed of 160 km/h in the air and 80 km/h on land. An on-board computer controls pilot’s actions,” Alexander Begak told ITAR-TASS.

Unlike heavy aircraft of modern-day aviation, Evolution is easy to transport. It is made of ultra-light coal-plastic and kevlar fibers. The total weight of the aircraft makes up only 60 kilos. The fragile as it may seem construction of the aircraft is protected with the hull made of ultra-strong materials.

The designer presented his invention at Russia’s recent MAKS-2007 air show. Experts highly estimated the novelty. Evolution can quickly find a way out of a critical situation. In case of emergency in the air, the parachute system of the aircraft softens the gliding to the ground. When traveling on the water surface, the pilot can use the inflatable emergency device that will not let Evolution drown.

Alexander Begak was working on his aircraft for two years. Evolution has passed over 100 tests. Specialists from Russia’s major aviation corporations, such as Roskosmos, participated in the research as well. The parts of the aircraft were produced at enterprises of Roskosmos, Sukhoi and Moscow Aviation Institute.

“We want to restore the fleet of ultra-light aviation – the project, which aviators turned down in the 1950s for the benefit of strategic defense goals,” Begak said.

It is worthy of note that ultra-light aircraft can come in handy for non-civil purposes too. Evolution can serve as reconnaissance aircraft invisible to radars due to its plastic equipment. It can patrol frontiers, conduct day and night photography, mapping and monitoring.

Alexander Begak is a designer, pilot and parachute jumper. He developed 15 successful aircraft projects. In 2005 Begak set an absolute record flying an utra-light micro-aircraft of his own construction at the height of 3,701 meters above sea surface.

Source and more photos at -   aerolab.ru

Comments (9)

	1. 10-02-2008 23:24
	How the hell does that thing even lift? No wings, no nothing, just propulsion isn't going to get it very high. Guest

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	2. 10-02-2008 23:31
	That large ring on the back around the propeller most likely supplies all the lift the thing needs. I saw a design for a 'flying car' that used rings for lift as well. Very clever, very cool. Guest

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	3. 10-02-2008 23:33
	ppp Hi,   I see that you are also monetizing your blog using adsense like I do. I just found a similar service but with audio ads and also pays for every visitor as opposed to every click. This looks like a good oppurtunity and is open till the 1st of Mar 2008. So if you would like to cash in, pl check Monetize your Blog http://audio-advts.blogspot.com Guest

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	4. 10-02-2008 23:56
	ppp how cool is that! i dont think its real though, and some sources would be favorable. if it works, then its about time. if not, its not that strange, the damn thing has no wings.    how does it create the lift to keep it up? with a passanger, it will weigh in excess of; 60kg+80kg=140kg/280punds, thats quite alot for a wingless aircraft.    i dont believe it, but i hope its real Guest

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	5. 11-02-2008 00:21
	ppp If you visit their website, it shows the car flying with the help of a parasail. Basically he just redesigned the ultralight. Nothing extremely special. Guest

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	6. 11-02-2008 01:47
	ppp actually the parachute is a fail-safe device in case of problems. it helps it glide safely to the ground in case of mechanical failure Guest

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	7. 11-02-2008 07:31
	ppp Just another para glider. nothing new here, no the ring doesn't work like a wing! it uses a parachute for a wing. Guest

kurt

	8. 11-02-2008 23:30
	Lift It's a powered parachute, nothing new... don't think that it could reach the speeds they claim though. Guest

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	9. 15-02-2008 18:13
	Evolution Those who saying about powred paraglider quad are absolutely right, of course. It's airspeed barely can be over 60 km/h. The main idea was to make an ultimate and attractive product. But, note, that winged version of Evolution is in the making. We want to make an interchangable control system and attached wings/empennage kit that will transform the quad to ultralight that would look like, let's say, Cessna XMS...and this stuff airspeed of 160 km/h is not a nonsense.    [IMG]http://keep4u.ru/imgs/b/080215/0b/0b2a3c0202457e1ccf.jpg[/IMG] http://www.aerolab.ru Guest

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