German development of "Flugscheiben" ("Flying
Saucers") was not only shaped by the "VRIL Society" ("Vril", a word minted by
the author Edward Bulwer-Lytton, that might be decended from the Latin word
"virilis", i.e. droughty), engineers like Andreas Epp and Dr. Rentel, but also
most namely by Viktor Schauberger. At first he had the same profession like his
father: Forest Ranger. From early on he busied himself with the question, how
the - in open nature - available "Freie Energie" ("Free Energy") could be
skimmed and made useful for mankind. During the 1930's he started to tinker with
devices which were connected to anti-gravitation and other physically unlikely
phenomena.
According to his own statements, he succeeded in
building a small "Flying Saucer" in his workshop nearby Vienna in 1941, which
flew by an anti-gravitation power unit. Unfortunately, during a test flight, the
device collided with the ceiling of his workshop and was damaged. Afterwards, he
claimed, to have been "shanghaied" by the Wehrmacht (German Military) to make
his researches and devices militarily
useful.
It is said that he built and tested a bigger flying
device called "Repulsine". Detailed data about the device are still classified
"Top Secret" by the US government and leaked information is sparse, as well as
there are only a few photos available. Nowadays a British scientist has
evaluated Schaubergers 1940's test results and has certified the feasibility and
credibility of the old research findings. Actual tests have shown that a weight
reduction of one to five percent of the test device was attainable - which might
lead to a future break-through in anti-gravitation research.