China has Electric Manned Drone Saucer

www.scmp.com...

it can only fly for about 15 minutes, no higher than 600 feet
but someone has finally created a flying saucer



how long flight time will we be able to develop?
I never would have thought batteries would be efficient enough for manned flight


alternate source: electrek.co...

After over three years of development from researchers at Beigang University and Northwestern Polytechnical University, the electric vertical take-off flying saucer took flight this week, a new first.
Manufactured by Shenzen UFO Flying Saucer Technology, the electric flying saucer features six hole duct structures containing two propeller blades for a total of 12. The design maximizes stability and safety with equally distributed propulsion.

a reply to: ElGoobero

But it is just a bunch of ducted fans with a passenger. What actual flying saucer development is this?

Looks pretty though. It will make a lot of people file reports. It just confuses the UFO subject even more.

originally posted by: beyondknowledge2
a reply to: ElGoobero

But it is just a bunch of ducted fans with a passenger. What actual flying saucer development is this?

Looks pretty though. It will make a lot of people file reports. It just confuses the UFO subject even more.

Well, that's where government censorship of all information comes in; they will verify whether or not it's real and let us know what we should believe.

a reply to: ElGoobero

Only 63 years behind USA, what will China invent next.. the wheel ? lol

a reply to: ElGoobero

Yeah i was gonna say, we had the VZ-9 waaay back then.

a reply to: ElGoobero

How is it both manned and a drone ?

Cheers

a reply to: Spacespider
I was wondering who was going to bring up Avro first.

originally posted by: beyondknowledge2
a reply to: ElGoobero

But it is just a bunch of ducted fans with a passenger. What actual flying saucer development is this?

Looks pretty though. It will make a lot of people file reports. It just confuses the UFO subject even more.

You're right. The flying saucer skin does not add any aerodynamic benefit and is basically just useless weight. It would fly farther and faster without the skin. The Jetson 1 already beats it:

www.jetsonaero.com...

a reply to: ElGoobero

Sounds like this saucer will be a great lightning attractor.

originally posted by: Spacespider
a reply to: ElGoobero

Only 63 years behind USA, what will China invent next.. the wheel ? lol

The Avrocar appears to be a ground effect vehicle, like a hovercraft, rather than a flying vehicle.

a reply to: 1947boomer

that looks fun. i wish i was a millibillionaire to get my hand on one of those bad boys

originally posted by: F2d5thCavv2
a reply to: ElGoobero

How is it both manned and a drone ?

Cheers

yer right. I was thinking about all the battery multi-engine rotor drones.
I suspect this would be useful for construction sites
and photography

a reply to: chr0naut

The Avrocar appears to be a ground effect vehicle, like a hovercraft, rather than a flying vehicle.

the avrocar was intended to reach a ceiling of 10,000 feet, and speeds up to 300 mph, and a range of 900 miles.
seeing how it was back in the mid to late 50's,and considering lots of countries of the world weren't that much more advanced than they were before the war to get 3 foot off the ground was a accomplishment.

cool stuff