AeroCopter, Inc. Introduces a Mono-Tilt-Rotor (MTR) Vertical Lift Off and Landing (VTOL) aircraft utilizing Electromagnetic Rotary Frictionless Technology

"Practical Solution to 21st Century Transportation"
BOSTON--(Business Wire)--
AeroCopter, Inc., located in Boston, Massachusetts, is an entrepreneur-research
based startup company that is pioneering the third generation of airborne
transportation systems. The company has completed a detail design configuration
for a commercial two-seat passenger Personal Air Vehicle (PAV) and
military/civilian Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) aircraft, utilizing disruptive
technologies which consist of an advanced rotary aircraft systems: a counter
rotating Mono-Tilt-Rotor (electromagnetic rotary frictionless) and co-axial
twisted electronic blade control. This new advanced MTR VTOL aircraft has the
Vertical Take Off and Landing (VTOL) capabilities of a helicopter with the
horizontal speed and payload of a traditional jet airplane which enable
on-demand and point-to-point high speed transportation services for Commercial
and Military purposes while reducing capital and operating expenses.

The AeroCopter revolutionary VTOL PAV (Sarus) and VTOL UAV (Kestrel) uses a
four-twisted blade, a MTR (ring), a fuselage which is encircled by the vehicle`s
ring and one unified propulsion system which provides a power source during
hover and flight modes. During take-off and landing flight operation, the ring
lies horizontally and provides downward thrust to enable vertical take-off and
landing. Once the vehicle has reached an altitude of 1,000 feet the ring rotates
gradually to an angle of 87 degrees and locked to propel the aircraft forwards.
Sarus aircraft is capable of carrying 2-8 passengers and their baggage while
Kestrel aircraft is capable of carrying up to 400 lbs of food, supplies and or
weaponry systems. Sarus and Kestrel have an estimated total gross weight of 2900
lbs and length (diameter) of 27 ft, allowing a cruise speed in excess of 220
knots at 8,000 feet and range of 300 nautical miles on one tank of fuel.

The company was founded in 2000 and backed by YAS Ventures LLC. Said AeroCopter
founder, Siamak Yassini, "At AeroCopter, we have completely transformed the
rotary aircraft technology into a new and innovative VTOL aircraft that will
transform aviation technology in the 21st century in the same manner that the
Internet and the World Wide Web (WWW) transformed communications and information
flow in the 1990`s."

Now, AeroCopter is moving into its second stage of development, which will
include the search for additional funding and the development of a prototype for
flight demonstration.

This release includes multimedia.

AeroCopter, Inc.
Siamak Yassini, 617-585-9233
sia@aerocopter.com

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