Working in the 1930's with the Chance Vought Division of the United Aircraft ... the V-173 and took on the names "Zimmer Skimmer", "Flying Pancake" and "Flying Flapjack". The V-173 was constructed ...
Other designs have followed, such as the American Vought V-173 / XF5U "Flying Flapjack", the British GFS Projects flying saucer, or the British "S.A.U.C.E.R." ("Saucer Aircraft Utilising Coanda ...