A flying gyroscope (also known as a flying cylinder or flying tube) is a cylindrical wing or annular airfoil which, when thrown like a football, can fly great distances. The William Mark Corporation invented their flying gyroscope, X-Zylo, in 1993. It was invented by Mark Forti, a Baylor University student, and refined within the aerospace industry. In 1994, X-Zylo unofficially broke the existing world flying disc distance record when it was thrown 655 feet (200 m).
"Toobee, The Amazing Flying Can" is a flying gyroscope developed in 1978. It resembles the top third of an aluminum soda can.
Flying gyroscopes can also be found by other makers, and can be folded from a sheet of paper.
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