trophycloset33 t1_j5i2kle wrote on January 23, 2023 at 3:36 AM

Reply to comment by frogger4625 in Seattle-based Jetoptera is developing a vertical takeoff aircraft that can travel at almost 1,000 km/h with a radically simplified new type of engine. With almost no moving parts, it uses super-compressed air to create vortexes for thrust. by lughnasadh

Because it is!

You have an internal fan that pushes the wind up into the ring that blows it out the sides and forms a “tunnel” of low pressure that pulls air long with it. There is a link in the article to the inventor of dyson fan who explains it.