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== Anime and Manga == |
== Anime and Manga == |
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* For some reason, the [ |
* For some reason, the [[wikipedia:Image:George Adamski ship 1.jpg|"Adamski" style flying saucer]] seems to have become iconic in Japanese pop culture, showing up in anime as different as ''[[Niea Under 7]]'' and ''[[Revolutionary Girl Utena]]''. |
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* ''[[Hidamari Sketch]]'': Yuno gets abducted by aliens in said Adamski flying saucer while napping on the school roof, but it is [[All Just a Dream]] ([[Or Was It a Dream?|or was it?]]) |
* ''[[Hidamari Sketch]]'': Yuno gets abducted by aliens in said Adamski flying saucer while napping on the school roof, but it is [[All Just a Dream]] ([[Or Was It a Dream?|or was it?]]) |
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* The [[Big Bad]] in the second ''[[Kochikame]]'' movie uses a flying saucer capable of creating tornadoes from underneath to terrorize parts of Japan. |
* The [[Big Bad]] in the second ''[[Kochikame]]'' movie uses a flying saucer capable of creating tornadoes from underneath to terrorize parts of Japan. |
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* The first event of the first story in ''[[The Inexplicable Adventures of Bob]]'' is a flying saucer crashing into Bob's roof. |
* The first event of the first story in ''[[The Inexplicable Adventures of Bob]]'' is a flying saucer crashing into Bob's roof. |
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* Uryuoms were once shown in one of these in ''[[El Goonish Shive (Webcomic)|El Goonish Shive]]'', while showing how [[The Masquerade]] there worked. The solution? A banner saying 'We are not aliens!'. {{spoiler|For most, it's ''true''.}} |
* Uryuoms were once shown in one of these in ''[[El Goonish Shive (Webcomic)|El Goonish Shive]]'', while showing how [[The Masquerade]] there worked. The solution? A banner saying 'We are not aliens!'. {{spoiler|For most, it's ''true''.}} |
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* ''[[Spinnerette]]'' has the Avrocar, the pinnacle of [[Canada, Eh?|Canadian]] Aerospace Engineering, which turns out to be a piece of crap. It's actually based off of the actual [ |
* ''[[Spinnerette]]'' has the Avrocar, the pinnacle of [[Canada, Eh?|Canadian]] Aerospace Engineering, which turns out to be a piece of crap. It's actually based off of the actual [[wikipedia:Avro Canada VZ-9 Avrocar|Avrocar]] built by aircraft manufacturers Avro. [[The Alleged Car|It was also a piece of crap]] until someone added a heavy rubber skirt, and thus invented the hovercraft. |
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* In ''[[Sinfest (Webcomic)|Sinfest]]'', [http://www.sinfest.net/archive_page.php?comicID=3266 the aliens arrive in one.] |
* In ''[[Sinfest (Webcomic)|Sinfest]]'', [http://www.sinfest.net/archive_page.php?comicID=3266 the aliens arrive in one.] |
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** Early attempts at a disc-shaped aircraft with a fan for lift had difficulty getting more than a few feet off the ground. The design eventually morphed into the first hovercraft. |
** Early attempts at a disc-shaped aircraft with a fan for lift had difficulty getting more than a few feet off the ground. The design eventually morphed into the first hovercraft. |
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* A disc shape is actually quite useful for a spacecraft that would operate in an atmosphere. Flying edge-on, the whole craft functions as a lifting body, and it can turn much more easily than a winged aircraft. Flying flat-on, on the other hand, is great for using a large-area heat shield on your underside for reentry. |
* A disc shape is actually quite useful for a spacecraft that would operate in an atmosphere. Flying edge-on, the whole craft functions as a lifting body, and it can turn much more easily than a winged aircraft. Flying flat-on, on the other hand, is great for using a large-area heat shield on your underside for reentry. |
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* A more down-to-earth example: [ |
* A more down-to-earth example: [[wikipedia:Flying disc|Frisbee flying discs]]. |
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* Part of the whole Area 51 controversy was its use as a testing grounds for experimental saucer-ships. It turns out, just adding a fin on the back helps a lot. |
* Part of the whole Area 51 controversy was its use as a testing grounds for experimental saucer-ships. It turns out, just adding a fin on the back helps a lot. |
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