The Coanda Effect Flying Saucer
A friend of mine is really excited about this technology:
It comes from a company called GFS Projects Limited:
From the website:
Our UAV is capable of vertical take off, fully controlled flight, hovering and landing on a specified point. By using the Coanda principle to create lift, it has very little downwash and is aerodynamically stable. To date all prototypes have been battery powered, but the design is scalable and the larger versions will have internal combustion engines.
The craft will be most useful in urban environments, where its ability to hover and fly close to and within buildings will enable close quarter surveillance and intelligence gathering. Having no exposed rotating parts, brushes with walls etc., do not compromise the craft’s flight.
The main advantage compared to helicopters is the fact that it does not tear itself apart if it bumps into something like a helicopter would.
For more info on the Coanda effect see: How airplanes work
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