Flying saucers

Flying saucer

A flying saucer (also referred to as "a flying disc") is a descriptive term for a type of flying craft having a disc or saucer-shaped body, commonly used generically to refer to an anomalous flying object. The term was coined in 1947 but has generally been supplanted since 1952 by the United States Air Force term unidentified flying objects (or UFOs for short). Early reported sightings of unknown "flying saucers" usually described them as silver or metallic, sometimes reported as covered with navigation lights or surrounded with a glowing light, hovering or moving rapidly, either alone or in tight formations with other similar craft, and exhibiting high maneuverability. (Wikipedia).

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Air News - Flying Saucer Plane Aka Sport Plane (1953)

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NASA Mars Helicopter Technology Demonstration

The Mars Helicopter is a technology demonstration that will travel to the Red Planet with the Mars 2020 rover. It will attempt controlled flight in Mars' thin atmosphere, which may enable more ambitious missions in the future. For more information, visit https://go.nasa.gov/2IC8tIh

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How does a Helicopter fly?

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From playlist Aerospace & Aeronautical

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Flying Saucers (1952)

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Crazy X-planes of United States 3D

The X-planes are a series of experimental United States aircraft and rockets, used to test and evaluate new technologies and aerodynamic concepts. Not all US experimental aircraft have been designated as X-planes; some received US Navy designations before 1962, while others have been know

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Flying Dragon Wooden Toy 3D Model

Based on another video from Youtube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BivrdzMSQiI). I made my own mechanisms, since there were no details. New version at https://youtu.be/nrNf4KOg7G0.

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Building Drone Rotors - PART 1

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Wisdom of Crowds and the Information Disease - Dare To Be Stupid 5

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UFOs and the Occult | The Story of George Hunt Williamson

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The Blue-Eyes Logic Puzzle

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Hitler's Flying Saucers - Fact or Fantasy?

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From playlist Nazi Weapons

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NASA Chopper Ready for a Spin on Mars

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From playlist Mars

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Selected Originals - News From America - Waterborne "Flying Saucer" Boat Aka Fishing Saucer (1957)

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From playlist UFO'S AND IFO'S

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British Rail Patented a Starship, and I am not joking

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Area 51: The Alien Interview (1997)

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From playlist Julia

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Airliners Now And Later (1963)

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