Spinner (Blade Runner)

Spinner is the generic term for the fictional flying cars used in the film Blade Runner.

They are used extensively by the police to patrol and survey the population, and it is clear that despite restrictions wealthy people can acquire spinner licenses.

The vehicle was conceived and designed by Syd Mead and has been "replicated" in subsequent films such as Back to the Future Part II, The Fifth Element, and the Star Wars prequel trilogy.

Designer Mead has described the spinner as an aerodyne – a vehicle which directs air downward to create lift, though press kits for the film stated that the spinner was propelled by three engines: "conventional internal combustion, jet and anti-gravity".

A Spinner is currently on permanent exhibit at the Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame in Seattle, WA.

Spinner from Blade Runner 2049 on display at the Petersen Automotive Museum , Los Angeles
Spinner prop car on display outside Disney-MGM Studios .