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spirals away in a centrifugal motion. It is at this periphery, at the midline of the saucer, where the change of motion takes place. It is here that energy is liberated. It is this energy which gives the saucer its quality of levitation. Sometimes the Coanda Effect is cited as a reason this saucer flew (25). Coanda effects, if present at all, are only a secondary force if Viktor Schauberger's calculations are correct. Coanda effects alone could never be powerful enough to generate the lifting force equal to 228 tons which Schauberger estimated his small model produced. The important factual points to keep in mind are these: First, this saucer-model, probably in more than one version, actually flew. Second, one model still exists today. Therefore this "flying saucer" is a physical reality which can be photographed, touched and studied. Third, explanations of the mysterious energetic forces causing lift in this device should not be forgotten. The German scientific leadership was interested in implosion and in what Schauberger had to teach them but they did not necessarily want to be limited by the use of air to achieve these results. Instead, they may have wanted to use Schauberger ideas but actuating these principles with electronic components. We will see some ideas relating to Schauberger in a future example. The Viktor Schauberger Models Sources and References 1. Coats, Callum, 1996, page 276, Living Energies, Gateway Books, Bath, U.K. 2. Coats, Callum, 1996, page 46 3. Coats, Callum, 1996, page 276 4. Coats, Callum, 1996, page 290 5. Freeman, Gordon PhD., 1999, personal correspondence 6. ibid 7. Coats, Callum, 1996, 290 8. Coats, Callum, 1996, 287 9. ibid 10. Coats, Callum, 1996, page 292 11. Coats, Callum, 1996, pages 290-292 128