Homebuilt DIY Flying Saucer (Sport Model) Biplane Concept

The CG is all is wrong for a glider on this type of craft so it WILL dive at the ground when power fails. Expensive and dangerous testing may fix that, however, with the aim of making it slowly auto-descend. If that's even possible, it might function similar to a glider in that you could ride thermals in-place, or make tight circles indefinitely, looking like you were hovering maybe, but using the power of nature. Let me know if you are serious about contributing towards development. Not encouraging anyone to build it in its current form, but if you do you are on your own. Things that might most likely change as a result of real world testing: the size and position of control surfaces, air slots, size and number of fans (two for redundancy, but is one enough?), fan nozzles (coanda effect requires that air impact the surface of the wing at a much steeper angle than this), RPM, cable stays. There is some talk about replacing the expensive, heavy and complicated conventional flaps with a series of dynamic openings (simple slits held open by control strings) in the fabric near the outside edge. Control mechanism, inflatable landing pads and drive train not shown.

I know what this looks like but it's not a UFO. It is not meant for space travel. It's my own concept sketch for a one person ultralight biplane. Like a normal biplane, it will have two wings, an upper wing and a lower wing. They just happen to be circular. As in a real airplane, lift is produced by directing air over the top surface of the wings (maintaining I would guess somewhat more than a 20 miles per hour minimum stall speed...) using the Coanda Effect, only in this case, air flow is provided by two counter-rotating centrifugal fans (and nozzles, not shown). The design is extremely light owing to its cable and aluminum tubing framework. The fans do not support weight so they can be built very light using bicycle bearings. The pilot sits on a platform (not shown) above the lower fan. They see a panoramic view around them because the wings are partially transparent, made out of reflective plastic. You can see out but they can't see in. The craft is kept inflated by air pressure provided by the lower fan. Air escapes through a slot around the outside edge, where control is provided by a series of flaps (or vents) hooked up to a joystick controller. Like a helicopter, it hovers but you can tilt the craft in the direction you want to go. I don't expect it to go very fast. To steer (yaw, change compass direction) right and left, simply speed up one fan while slowing down the other one. Plans will be made available at a later date so stay tuned, however, I must hastily add that this is only a concept sketch. I do not know if it will fly. It has not been tested and I will not be responsible for damages!

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[themanyone]

Whoa, for a while there I thought Balloon Boy had made one of these and was flying across the country in it, and those rescue choppers looking for him. I can't believe his brothers said they saw him take off in it!

[matthewm0311]

Very interesting, have you tried making a prototype?

[themanyone]

It turned out to be extremely light and also strong, flexible, bouncing off things, rather than breaking. It's the bumper car of the air.

[sctrep]

crazy!!! im in the proccess of building a working circular craft and let me say yours is bogus.. do you know anything about flight priciples.

[themanyone]

Not flight, hover.

[SoopSoopa]

I love the way you speak & explain.

"I don't if it will fly... It has'nt been tested..."

Classy

[themanyone]

I think it looks cool. I like the way the toy ones maneuver. The handling might take a little getting used to. I would like it to be able to at least hover using the fans, so I could plausibly deny the existence of those gold-producing anti-gravity units.

[sanin92]

TACOS

[steelmesh]

Will you be the test pilot?

[militantmindset]

i love this sports edition but now that i have three kids and a large dog do u have a mini van edition?

[ZERE0N]

VERY VERY good now all u need is a gyro Turning system and u can make it do Crazy ass stunts

[Zim804]

Then how do they steer?

[frankensteinmoneymac]

@TheHappyPilot It has been done, quite a few time actually. The most recent reproduction of a Coanda Effect saucer is this small UAV reported by the AP to have been bought by the military for use as a recon device. watch?v=KXVtUCABiv8

The idea is over 50 years old though, with rumors that the Nazi's even had some disc shaped prototypes, and that the UFO reports of the 50's were examples of the U.S.'s attempts to perfect the technology for a stealth aircraft.

[shockflyyer3d]

you stupid twitt!

[lastpatriot4America]

I too have invented something. It is a gold machine. Yep. You just put dirt in it and crank the handle and gold comes out a little hole in the bottom. However it is just an idea, and I can not guaranty it will work. I am selling the blue print for my machine for $400 each.

[FridaySternShow]

they already did this add to it man

[lookatthewholething]

They already have one similar that uses the Coanda effect tested by Naudin if I remember right.There is video on the net. I was thinking a better way though may be using a Tesla turbine setup using spinning disks. I was thinking of using G10 (Garolite) since it is pretty cheap and still strong.The Tesla turbine builders society should be able to help you out if you google it. Once off the ground I would use electrogravitic scalar waves. Joseph Hiddinks patent. Only time & money make them fly.

[DG0UAM]

and time's moving slower in a gravitational field ...