University of Florida professor designs plasma-propelled flying saucer
Wednesday, June 11, 2008 - 11:35
in Physics & Chemistry
Flying saucers may soon be more fact than mere science fiction. University of Florida mechanical and aerospace engineering associate professor Subrata Roy has submitted a patent application for a circular, spinning aircraft design reminiscent of the spaceships seen in countless Hollywood films. Roy, however, calls his design a "wingless electromagnetic air vehicle," or WEAV.
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