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Scientific Paper
TitleClassic Flying Saucers May Not Have Been Electric
Author(s)Jean-Louis Naudin
KeywordsCoanda effect, do-it-yourself, lifters
Published2007
JournalElectric Spacecraft Journal
Number43
Pages15-19

Abstract

Small-scale flying saucers with vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) capability have been constructed by hobbyists. They make use of an aerodynamic phenomenon known as the Coanda effect. It is possible the Coanda effect can be integrated with electrohydrodynamics for a particularly eerie-looking flying saucer.