briefed by American intelligence, according to Coats, detained,
and told not to participate in further research (21).
Coats was actually able to locate a surviving example of a
Schauberger saucer model. Excellent photographs of this device
are to be found in his book, Living Energies, as well as a
dissection of it into its various components. It is unclear if
this device was one of the earlier (1940) or later (1945)
projects.
After the war, Schauberger worked on agricultural projects in
Austria until one day in the late 1957 when he was contacted by
two Americans. They promised Viktor almost unlimited resources
if he and his son Walter would work for them in the United States
(22). Discussion concerning the exact source and motives for
this offer are beyond the scope of this discussion but suffice it
to say that they were powerful interests. The Schaubergers were
sent to Texas, near the Red River, where Viktor was asked to
disclose everything he knew and Walter was asked to set Viktor's
terminology into the standard language of physics and
engineering. This whole episode proved extremely unsatisfactory
for both Schaubergers and they returned to Austria after about
three months. As a condition for their return, Viktor was asked
to sign away his knowledge to this powerful concern. Viktor was
given a contract in English, which he did not read. Nevertheless,
the deal was done and the Schaubergers returned to Austria (23).
Viktor, already in poor health, died five days later on September
25, 1958. Walter continued advancing his father's research in
Austria until his death in 1997.
Coats provides us with pictures of one of the Schauberger saucers
in question and an explanation of its workings (24). This saucer
was composed of a number of copper plates bolted together. Air
was drawn in at the to and into the rapidly spinning saucer which
was set into motion by an electric motor. In this machine no
paddles pushed upon the air to start it. Instead, a motor was
used to spin the whole saucer model to the desired number of
revolutions per minute. The air was thus spun rapid over channels
formed by the upper and lower surfaces of two copper plates. On
these plates alternate ridges and depressions on both plates kept
the air moving in snake-like wave forms and it moved toward the
periphery of the saucer. Because the saucer was rapidly
spinning, the air was fold VB