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David Adair

David Adair

2 archived appearances · 1997

Rocket ScienceArea 51PropulsionTechnology

David Adair is a self-described former child prodigy in rocket propulsion and a space technology consultant who claims to have built an electromagnetic containment fusion rocket engine as a teenager in the early 1970s. On Art Bell's programs, he has recounted his alleged visit to Area 51, where he says he was shown an alien propulsion system of extraordinary sophistication that influenced his lifelong work in advanced aerospace concepts.

On the air with Art · 2

  1. Aug 19, 1997 · 3h 25m

    Rocket Science

    Art Bell welcomes David Adair, a self-described child prodigy turned rocket scientist who claims he built an electromagnetic fusion containment engine at age 17. Adair recounts growing up in his father's machine shop, originally used for building race car engines for Lee Petty, where he constructed increasingly powe...
  2. Nov 17, 1997 · 3h 20m

    UFOs & Area 51

    Art Bell welcomes rocket scientist David Adair, who recounts his extraordinary journey from building rockets as a child in rural Ohio to a classified encounter at Area 51. Adair describes growing up around NASCAR machine shops with access to titanium, aircraft aluminum, and cryogenic fuels, which allowed him to buil...