Patent ID: 8322649

Claim:
A vertical take-off and landing aircraft, comprising: an outer saucer-shaped hull configured to rotate around a central axis of the aircraft thereby creating a gyroscopic effect for the aircraft; an inner stationary hull having a central axis substantially aligned with a central axis of the outer saucer-shaped hull and configured to be positioned within an annular opening of the outer saucer-shaped hull; a plurality of air passageways on a top of the inner stationary hull, the plurality of air passageways arranged in a circle by being equidistant from the central axis of the aircraft; a respective piston chamber and piston associated with each of the plurality of air passageways, each piston configured to move back and forth within its respective piston chamber such that it has a displacement distance within its respective piston chamber; and means for imparting motion onto the pistons such that the respective displacement distance associated with each of the pistons varies sinusoidally around the circle of air passageways.