The next big advance in flight?

[unixronin]

radarrider pointed out this article about a guy who may just have come up with a quieter, safer, more efficient replacement for the majority of helicopter applications.  This could be The Next Big Thing in aviation.

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[unixronin.livejournal.com]

The pictures sure make it look like the fan is at least partially shrouded; we haven't the bandwidth to play the videos. (Well, actually, maybe I could download them overnight.) The fact that they have flying models would seem to imply that on at least some level, it works. Beyond that, I only know what's on the site.