That was then, this is now. Canadian engineer Paul Moller flew this 'new' flying saucer around fifty years ago, as can be seen from his pilot's 1970-era garb... looking like he's just been abducted from Woodstock. Moller, now nearly ninety years old, was accused of having done more to damage the potential market for powered lift than anyone, in view of the fact his various piloted designs never resulted in a saleable product.
I think this is unfair, however. The Wright brothers surfed the cusp of a wave that saw the steam engine replaced by the first practical means of powering flight, in the shape of the internal combustion engine. iUFO in Shenzen are likewise popularising the only practical means of powered lift in the shape of AC electrical motors: and are flying on the shoulders of giants.
