GFS Projects

GFS Projects Limited is a British company developing a vertical take-off and landing aircraft shaped like a flying saucer. The company was established in 2002 by Geoff Hatton, and won a contract with the US government in 2007 to design an unmanned aerial vehicle.

The GFS Projects design uses the Coandă effect, NOT like the failed 1950s Avrocar project which used a ducted fan system and air pillars for lift. The GFS Projects design is mechanically simpler, using negative upper surface air pressure caused by the Coanda effect. Scale prototypes capable of controlled flight have existed since 2005, constructed by both GFS Projects Ltd and amature (enthusiast) UAV builders.

GFS is an abbreviation of Geoff's Flying Saucer.

References

• Official website
• The flying saucer snapped up by US army
• The GFS UAV Project