RFZ (Rundflugzeug) of the Thule-Vril type

Series 1-7
(1937-1942)
By Rob Arndt

In 1937 the occult Vril Gesellschaft (Society) began its

continued disc development program with official Nazi Party
backing under Professor W.O. Schumann of the Technical
University of Munich who worked on the JFM
(Jenseitsflugmachine) from 1922-1924.
Professor Schumann had invented the SM-Levitator from the
JFM research and now the time had come to put the device
to work in a series of "Round Aircraft"- the Rundflugzeug
series.
The series began with the RFZ-1 which was constructed
after the Vril Gesellschaft had purchased the fallow land
surrounding the Arado Brandenburg aircraft plant for future
flight testing. The RFZ-1 took to the air in 1937 on its first and
only flight at Arado Brandenburg. The record of this historic
flight did not end in success.
Arado came up with a crude rail launcher system for the disc
and provided the disc craft with the instrument controls and
tail unit from an Ar-196 floatplane. But instead of floats the
RFZ-1 had large skids installed on the underbelly for the
anticipated rough landing on the Arado grounds.
After a brief launch, the RFZ-1 attained a height of
approximately 60 meters before trouble set in. The craft
began to lose flight control, tumbling in midair for some time
as pilot Lothar Waiz attempted to regain control. The Ar-196
controls and affixed tail unit, however, proved practically
useless for this type of craft. Facing an emergency situation,
the pilot attempted to bring the craft as close to the ground as
possible before bailing out and running away from the wildly
gyrating machine which tilted, tore into the ground and was
destroyed completely.

The Schumann Resonance is a set of spectrum

peaks in the extremely low frequency (ELF) portion
of the Earth's electromagnetic field spectrum.
The terrestrial stationary waves phenomenon is
named after physicist Winfried Otto Schumann who
predicted it mathematically in 1952.
Schumann resonance is due to the space between
the surface of the Earth and the conductive
ionosphere acting as a wave guide. The limited
dimensions of the Earth cause this wave guide to act
as a resonant cavity for electromagnetic waves in
the ELF band. The cavity is naturally excited by
energy from lightning strikes. The lowest-frequency
(and highest-intensity) mode of the Schumann
resonance is at a frequency of approximately 7.83
Hz. Additional resonant peaks are found at 14, 20,
26, 33, 39 and 45 Hz.
The phenomenon is named after physicist Winfried
Otto Schumann (1888-1974) who predicted it
mathematically in 1952, but it was first observed
by Nikola Tesla and formed the basis for his scheme
for broadcast power and wireless communications
in 1905.

In 1917 the occultist Baron Rudolf von Sebottendorf,

the Gurdjeff disciple Karl Haushofer, the engineer
and ace pilot Lothar Waiz, Prelate Gernot of the
secret "Societas Templi Marcioni" (The Inheritors of
the Knights Templar) and Maria Orsic, a
transcendental medium from Zagreb met in Vienna.
Legend of the Untersberg mountain

Not to be deterred, Vril rapidly constructed both the RFZ-2 and 3 by the end of 1937. The new Schumann SMLevitator was used along with a new "magnetic field impulser" to control the new RFZ-2 which was just 5 meters
in diameter. The small craft had an armored turret on top armed with two light 7.92mm MG-34 for defense. It was
supported by three tall lander legs with forked tips for uneven landing on rough soil. It was put to use in the air
war against England in 1940-41 performing vital reconnaissance over areas that the Me Bf 109 could not hope
to reach. Due to the craft's small size and experimental impulse controls the RFZ-2 could only make turns of 90,
45, and 22.5 degrees making it unsuitable as a fighter aircraft.
In 1941, however, the RFZ-2 met the
surface raider Atlantis in the South
Atlantic. The RFZ-2 served as a long-

range spotter for the raider which

would later bring mining equipment
and supplies to Neu Schwabenland
prior to its sinking in December 1941.
This is the last known use of the RFZ2 which due to its cramped interior
which tended to heat up badly
became known as the "Fliegende
Heisswasserflasche" (Flying Hot
Water Bottle)!
The RFZ-3 was also constructed in
1937 followed by the larger RFZ-4 in
1938. Both were used for continued
flight
testing
which
involved
improving
both
the
flight
characteristics of the disc aircraft as
well as the SM-Levitator units and
Mag-Field Impulsers.

HK Atlantis German surface raider

By 1939, Thule (with SS E-IV help) had developed its new Triebwerk (Thrustwork) for the
Haunebu I which had started earlier development back in 1935 as the H-Gert. It briefly was
tied into the RFZ system as the temporary RFZ-5 until the series was discontinued. The RFZ6 was constructed in 1940 and was the last true RFZ disc, tested until 1942. RFZ-7 was redesignated the Vril 1 Jger (Hunter) in 1941 after Vril perfected the SM-Levitator and
developed a Triebwerk of its own.
All RFZ designations and development then ceased. Thule and Vril came under the SS Technical Branch Unit
E-IV "officially" in 1941 after Hitler banned all secret societies in Germany.
The RFZ series were the flight test prototypes that led to the SS E-IV Haunebu and Vril type craft built from 1939
onwards.

Thule-Vril RFZ "Rundflugzeug" (Round Aircraft) Series)

RFZ-1, disc aircraft prototype 1937
RFZ-2, "Fliegende Heisswasserflasche" (Flying Hot Water Bottle) disc aircraft prototype 1937, performed
recon in 1940
RFZ-3, disc aircraft prototype 1937
RFZ-4, disc aircraft prototype 1938
RFZ-5, disc aircraft, re-designated Haunebu I, 1939, 2 produced
RFZ-6, disc aircraft prototype 1940
RFZ-7, disc aircraft, re-designated Vril 1 Jger, 1941, 17 produced

RFZ-1
(1937)

No authenticated photo of RFZ-I exists - just this claim which does not match other types

RFZ-2
(1937)

Two photos showing small diameter, turret, and MG armament

RFZ-3
(1937)

RFZ-4
(1938)

Enlarged colorized versions

RFZ-5
(1939)
Haunebu I

RFZ-6
(1940)

Fake or real RFZ-6 photo?

RFZ-7
(1941)
Vril 1 Jger

A Generic RFZ-Type German Disc takes to the skies in this artistic representation