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The Avro Canada VZ-9 Avrocar is a VTOL aircraft which resembles a flying saucer, developed as part of a secret U.S. military project from 1958 to 1961 (en.wikipedia.org)
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The Avro Canada VZ-9 Avrocar is a VTOL aircraft developed by Avro Canada as part of a secret U.S. military project carried out in the early years of the Cold War. The Avrocar intended to exploit the Coandă effect to provide lift and thrust from a single "turborotor" blowing exhaust out of the rim of the disk-shaped aircraft. In the air, it would have resembled a flying saucer.

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[–] 2 points 6 months ago

Somehow never heard of this one

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    [–] 5 points 6 months ago*

    The specifications section is hilarious. They were a tad optimistic...

    Estimated maximum speed: 480km/h (300mph) Actual maximum speed: 56km/h (35mph)

    Estimated range: 1,601km (995mi) Actual range: 127km (79mi)

    Estimated service ceiling: 3,000m (10,000ft) Actual service ceiling: 0.91m (3ft)

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