FLYING SAUCER Russian patent published in 2000 - IPC

FIELD: heavier-than-air flying vehicles. SUBSTANCE: flying saucer has lifting fuselage made in form of disk, high-pressure fan having upper impeller mounted on upper surface of this disk in its central portion for creating thrust in vertical plane in order to direct pressure jets of air flow tangentially relative to upper surface of this disk. Fan is provided with lower spiral-shaped suction chamber and lower impeller which is located as mirror image relative to upper impeller; upper spiral-shaped suction chamber is open upward and is located in front of upper impeller. Flying saucer is also provided with diffuser made in form of circular flap with spiral-shaped passage. Diffuser is placed in operation in mode of translational motion for performing function of pusher propeller. EFFECT: increased flying speed. 4 cl, 7 dwg