the ‘Flying Pancake’. So, what went into making the Vought V-173 or ‘Flying Pancake’? The Vought V-173 was an aircraft built during World War II. As already mentioned, central to the proof ...

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".