From Failure to Innovation The Birth of Vertical Flight

In the 1920s, inventor John W. Pitts designed the Pitts Sky Car one of the earliest experiments in vertical flight. Powered by a 90-horsepower Curtiss OX-5 engine, this prototype used a circular rotor with 60 hinged blades that opened on the downstroke and closed on the upstroke to reduce air resistance. Although the Sky Car failed to lift off, it became a crucial milestone in the evolution of helicopter and eVTOL technology. Every failure in engineering brings us one step closer to innovation. #VerticalFlight #AviationHistory #Innovation #ScienceFacts #eVTOL #FlyingCar #EngineeringHistory ---