The Vought V-173 "Flying Pancake" is an American experimental test aircraft built as part of the Vought XF5U program during World War II. Both the V-173 and the XF5U featured an …

May 26, 2022 · Fortunately, the V-173 Flying Pancake prototype was not destroyed. Sixty years later, on loan from the Smithsonian, it was lovingly restored by a team of Vought retirees. …

In September, 1941 the Navy awarded Chance Vought Aircraft a contract to design and build two military versions of the V-173, which were later designated XF5U-1. In July, 1944 the V-173 …

Chance Vought built a development, quarter-scale aircraft designated V-173 with a loaded weight of 3,050 pounds, approximately one-fifth the weight of the full-size aircraft. The V-173 flew for …

With massive 16.5-foot-diameter wooden propellers driven by two 80-horsepower Continental A-80 air-cooled engines, the V-173 first flew on November 23, 1942, as part of a Navy program …

The Vought XF5U "Flying Flapjack" was an experimental U.S. Navy fighter aircraft designed by Charles H. Zimmerman for Vought during World War II. This unorthodox design consisted of a …

The Vought V-173 design features a circular airfoil with large-diameter propellers on the wing tips. Its designer, Charles Zimmerman, reasoned that the drag, which is created by disturbed …

Nov 9, 2024 · In today’s article, Friedrich Seiltgen describes America’s disc-shaped airplane: the Vought V-173 Flying Pancake. Looking like something out of a 1950s sci-fi movie, the V-173 …

Apr 2, 2023 · The U.S. Navy signed a contract with Vought, concerning the continuity of the development of V-173. During the early 40s, the aircraft was still being developed, and a …

With a wing loading of only 5 lbs/sq ft, the V-173 could lift off in 200 feet in a calm, and with a zero run against a 25-knot headwind. However, with a power loading of 14-lbs/hp maximum, level …