The Vought V-173 "Flying Pancake" was a radically designed, saucer-shaped prototype aircraft developed by Charles Zimmerman for the U.S. Navy in the late 1930s. Its unique all-wing design, extremely ...

The Vought V-173 Flying Pancake was developed for the US Navy as a carrier aircraft that could take off in less than 200 feet. Its circular wing and twin propellers were designed to keep it ...

Vought V-173 prototype’s 427 square feet of wing area gave it the capability of taking off nearly vertically with typical wind over a ship’s deck. FLYING is the definitive voice of aviation — trusted ...

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