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vehicle electromagnetic air without wings(WEAV) a flying saucer

The flying saucers will perhaps soon the fact the only science fiction. Subrata Roy, a professor at the University of mechanical and aerospace technology from Florida, submitted a patent application for a circular design of aircraft, spacecraft recalling countless Hollywood movies. Subrata Roy, however, called his aircraft simple "vehicle electromagnetic air without wings," or WEAV.


The prototype proposed the construction is small in 16cm, powered by batteries on board. Roy said that the design of the device can be tested, and it is theoretically possible to construct devices much larger. The flying saucer could move in atmospheres other than Earth. For example, it would be feasible to use this technology for exploration of Titan, a moon of Saturn.

The U. S. Air Force and NASA have shown an interest in this technology. According to Roy, "It's a very original concept, and if it is successful, it will be revolutionary." The vehicle moves by a phenomenon called magneto hydrodynamics. A propulsive force is created when a current or a magnetic field is passed through a fluid driver. In the case of Roy device, the fluid is created by electrodes that cover every surface in the vehicle and ionize the surrounding air into plasma.

The surrounding air undergoes a movement, creating an effect upward, and ensuring stability against the gusting wind. To maximize the area of contact between air and vehicle design Roy is partially hollow and without interruption.

One of the most interesting aspects of the use of magneto hydrodynamics is that the vehicle will have no moving parts. The absence of mechanical parts, such as propellants or reactors, should provide a huge reliability. Such a design will also WEAV to hover and take off vertically.

Although the design is promising on paper, major obstacles arise between theory and take-off of a first prototype. The management of Earth's gravity during the flight of the aircraft, the mass of the energy source that will develop sufficient power to generate the necessary plasma, interference communication with the vehicle are concrete examples that should be solved.

According to Roy, "Of course the risk is enormous, but the technologies also return." "If it succeeded, we will have an airplane, a saucer and a helicopter in a single device."