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From: derrick@mcc-db.UUCP (Dwayne Derrick)
Newsgroups: net.aviation
Subject: Refs to personal flying machines...Another?
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Date: Wed, 6-Mar-85 19:37:14 EST
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Posted: Wed Mar  6 19:37:14 1985
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I to am curious about non-standard aviational devices, such as the 
flying saucer looking machine which used numerous ducted fans. I have
seen only one picture of this interesting machine. It was in a Neman-
Marcus (sp?) catalog, with the affordable price of $500K for the small
one and $1000k for the larger one. It has been along time since I have
seen or read this material. Can anyone update me? Or might anyone have
the old catalog? I don't plan on buying one, but would like to find out
who invented it, and if they ever sold one? The interesting thing is,
if I remember correctly, it looked just like the flying saucers we see
in the movies (and in real life?). One last bit, As I remember, this 
used some sort of jet propelled ducted fans which pointed straight down,
I don't know what it used for forward thrust. There must have been at least
6 maybe 8 fans, I guess my real question is, Does anyone out there know if
this thing ever flew? 

Thanks