A Real “Wingless Electromagnetic Air Vehicle”? Couldn’t Be…

Posted on July 10, 2008
Filed Under News, The Daily Prereq | By Jessica Gross

It’s not a bird, or a plane, or Superman. It’s something even better. (Better than Superman? Yeah, I said it.) University of Florida professor Subrata Roy is designing a flying saucer. He calls it a “wingless electromagnetic air vehicle,” which sounds distinctly less cool, but the concept’s the same.

The theoretical saucer won’t have any moving components or fuel. Instead, it’ll use electrodes to convert the air around it to plasma. An energy source inside the saucer will send a charge into the plasma and, when the plasma pushes against the air - it will fly!

Roy plans to complete a six-inch model of the saucer by next year. A beauteous (truly) picture of the saucer-to-be after the jump.

Does mechanical and aerospace engineering get much cooler than that?

(Source: UberReview)


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One Response to “A Real “Wingless Electromagnetic Air Vehicle”? Couldn’t Be…”

  1. ISITEL on July 11th, 2008 11:12 am

    Heard ISITEL is already developing one in India:

    http://www.isitel.com/emv.htm

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