The Flying Vehicle of Inverse Sustentation (FVIS)

[Stargazer]

United States Patent 6572053

The Flying Vehicle of Inverse Sustentation (FVIS) is an air transport unit for passengers and cargo. The vehicle comprises a main flow generating unit to burn a mixture of fuel and air and produce a gas flow with an appropriate speed to achieve the force of sustentation, an air admission duct to receive the flow generated by the flow generating unit, the admission duct having a circular duct with a narrow exit to produce high speed flow, a circular wing to directly receive the high speed flow and produce the necessary force for sustentation and elevation of the vehicle vertically, the circular wing having a transverse profile and an angle of attack divided in four sections, the circular wing being able to move at least one of independently and synchronized for each of the four sections in which it is divided, a protective cover to protect the circular wing and direct the flow to the interior part of the vehicle, at least one secondary propulsion unit for helping with the horizontal displacement of the vehicle, each secondary propulsion unit is installed at least in one of top and side of the vehicle, a cockpit for transporting passengers. The maneuverability and stability of the vehicle can be changed by changing the angle of attack of each section of the circular wing.

http://www.freepatentsonline.com/20020125366.pdf

 

[Tophe]

Nice! A new way to create flying saucers, while... terrestrials cannot help to add wings to fly...:

 

[qxev]

Dish is already flying

http://blog.hobby-live.ru/blog/bumerangi/62.html
and not only they
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxPzodKQays&feature=related