of his saucer, which has circular portholes, three-ball landing gear and a shiny dome with a rod sticking up from it. Birding Author. As Allingham tells it, he was out watching for rare birds that ...

Then there’s the turborotor engine embedded within the central rim of the saucer’s body. It would expel exhaust downward to create a cushion of air for lift during takeoff, landing ...

In reality, though, several countries have actually designed, built, and flown “flying saucers,” including ... of hovering over water or soil and landing softly using an air cushion without ...