the SNECMA Coléoptère (“beetle”), circa 1959 (via)
the SNECMA Coléoptère (“beetle”), circa 1959 (via and via)
the SNECMA Coléoptère (“beetle”), circa 1959 (via)
1954 (via)
the SNECMA Atar Volant vertical lift turbojet (photo via)
the SNECMA Atar Volant vertical lift turbojet (photo via X-Planes of Europe, by Crécy Publishing)
the SNECMA Atar Volant vertical lift turbojet (photo via
the jaw-dropping art of Christophe GIBELIN
“SNCASO DEVER, Fana de l’Aviation n°437 Avril 2009, Aéro Artbook Editions Paquet 2009”
the jaw-dropping art of Christophe GIBELIN
“Convair B-58 Hustler, Fana de l’Aviation Hors Série n°50, Décembre 2012”
Nathan C. Price, Lockheed Corporation
Application: October 12th 1949
(other patents here, here, here, here)
Homer F. Streib, inventor (via)
Charles A. Neumann, inventor (via)
“Rene Couzinet And His Brother Alexander Developing A Flying Saucer.”(Photo by Maurice Jarnoux/Paris Match via Getty Images)
Date created: 19 July 1956” (via and via)
“23rd October 1950: An artist’s impression of the ectoplat, a six foot flying saucer made from a new type of plastic for an exhibition during the Festival of Britain.” (via)