The World's First Flying Saucer: Made Right Here on Earth [Extreme Tech]

Wednesday, July 9, 2008 - 11:42 in Astronomy & Space

If a professor at the University of Florida (U.F.) has his way, the first flying saucer to grace Planet Earth's skies isn't likely to come from outer space but rather from Gainesville, where the faculty member is drawing up plans to build a circular aircraft that can hover in the air like a helicopter without any moving parts or fuel. [More]

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