Declassified 1950s Flying Saucer vs WEAV the 2010s update

USAF Project 1794: Declassified 1950s Flying Saucer and WEAV, the Wingless Electromagnetic Air Vehicle that NASA is toying with now:
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/worlds-first-flying-saucer/

This is fascinating stuff. I am looking into this magneto-electro-hydrodynamics tech for Book 3...