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The Dornier Aerodyne was the designation of an unmanned wingless VTOL aircraft. Conceived by Alexander Lippisch it was developed and built by Dornier on behalf of the Federal German Ministry of Defense. Lippisch was part of the team. The first flight took place on 18 September 1972. The development ended on 30 November 1972 after successful hovering-flight testing with the aircraft.