Flying saucer-like vehicle by startup with Indian-Sikh CTO takes maiden flight

Every child has once had a dream of hovering in a flying saucer. One such boy who dreamt of similar things is Stephen Tibbitts, co-founder and chief executive of Zeva Aero, a Tacoma, Washington-based firm whose prototype of a flying saucer-like vehicle recently had a successful full-scale vertical takeoff. "It’s an octocopter," Tibbitts said, pointing to the four motors on top and four at the bottom.