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The Vought V-173 "Flying Pancake" was an American experimental test aircraft built as part of the Vought XF5U "Flying Flapjack" United States Navy fighter aircraft program during World War II. Both the V-173 and the XF5U featured an unorthodox "all-wing" design consisting of flat, somewhat disk-shaped bodies (hence the name) serving as the lifting surface. Two piston engines buried in the body drove propellers located on the leading edge at the wingtips. It is a slow, rather unmanuverable aircraft, with just 2 guns under the cockpit and a maximum cruising speed of about 230 mph.
Specifications
General Characteristics
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- Wingspan 22.8ft (7.0m)
- Length 27.7ft (8.4m)
- Height 10.8ft (3.3m)
- Empty Weight N/A
- Loaded Weight 6,503lbs (2,949kg)
Performance
- Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.184
- Wing Loading 32.2lbs/ft2 (157.3kg/m2)
- Wing Area 201.8ft2 (18.8m2)
- Drag Points 4479
Parts
- Number of Parts 24
- Control Surfaces 8
- Performance Cost 222
