While the CC design cannot hover for more than 5 seconds, its ability to take off and land vertically safely (no dead man zone) and its low initial and operating costs relative to a helicopter will allow it to take over as much as 80% of the present helicopter market. Approximately 20% of the present helicopter markets require continuous hover capability. Its ability to fly as fast and efficiently as propeller driven aircraft without the need of an airport runway and its ability to make a zero roll landing with a dead engine will allow it to compete with all the airplane propeller markets. The CarterCopter design could reasonably be scaled up to carry 100 passengers. A jet powered CarterCopter capable of flying up to 500 mph true airspeed with the ability to take off from the top of buildings can beat the fastest jets door-to-door except for extremely long flights. Therefore, the business jet markets are also available to the CarterCopter.
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