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Grounded dreams: Inside the XF5U, the Navy's strangest fighter that never flew

The Vought XF5U "Flying Pancake" was a radical Navy fighter that promised extreme performance but arrived just as jet aircraft took over, ending one of aviation's boldest experiments before it ever ...
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The Navy’s Secret WW2 Weapon for Aircraft Carriers Was a ‘Flying Pancake’

The Vought V-173 “Flying Pancake” was one of WWII’s strangest aircraft experiments. Discover why the U.S. Navy tested this ...