The article below was published in the daily newspaper Le Courrier de Saône-et-Loire, France, page 7, on October 19, 1954.
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DUISBURG. -- A new type of aircraft, the "flying pipe" or "coleopter", is under development, revealed Mr. Von Zborowski, an engineer currently conducting research in France, at the international congress of air navigation. This craft will have the advantages of a helicopter while also being able of reaching high speeds. The "flying pipe," as its name suggests, has no wings. It consists of a fuselage containing the cockpit and propulsion system. According to Mr. Von Zborowski, the "flying pipe" will be able to take off and land vertically, and its speed will exceed 2,500 kilometers per hour.
