Well, I didn't want to expose you to the ridicule if this idea went south....OK everyone! It was Amish' that gave me the idea so he's as much to blame as me

Whatever his past foibles the Dyson table top fans I saw running were quiet and were moving a decent amount of air. Now how much current they were using to do this and how much could a regular fan blade move for the same power is a whole other issue.

Even if it won't work for actual thrust at some point I would not mind playing around with the idea of trying it for the "static lift" idea that is central to the Custer Channel Wing concept.