15 August 2009

Flying Saucers News

Nothing particularly sinister or Area 51 here, it's just that the former GFS (Geoff's Flying Saucer, Ltd), now Aesir, is continuing to develop their Coanda effect VTOL UAV, which uses a blower and the Coanda effect (earlier post here) to get the desired characteristics, has come up with a 1000kg payload concept, the Hoder.

You can see more pictures here, and there is a video below.

It appears to be stable, and it has an advantage over a ducted fan in that the entire bottom of the aircraft could be used to hand sensors or weapons.

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