Results of the wind tunnel testing led to building a prototype to test the concept, and would be designated the V-173 and took on the names "Zimmer Skimmer", "Flying Pancake" and "Flying Flapjack".

A flying saucer (also referred to as a flying disc) is a type of described flying craft with a disc or saucer-shaped body, commonly used generically to refer to any anomalous flying object.