Discopter

The Discopter was invented by Alexander Weygers, who was a Dutch-American artist and polymath. He received a patent from the U.S. Patent Office for his discopter in 1944 and his design has served as the prototype for other similar disk and hovering aircraft that have been developed up to the present day.
Features
The design has no moving or protruding parts anywhere beyond the hull line (future designers may add observation blisters, landing gear, etc., but is is anticipated that these are not strictly necessary in the safe operation of the discopter); and a watertight hull to settle on water with no special landing gear at all. A gentle convex slope of the keel will accommodate most terrain.
It has ideal body rigidity and symmetry, which will play an important part in minimizing accidents such as collision; and entanglement with trees and all surrounding elements, which at present are "caught" easily in flight by fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters.

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