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 flat, somewhat disc-shaped body (resembling a flying flapjack /pancake, hence its nickname) serving as the lifting surface. [1]

Feb 5, 2017 · The complex power drive of the XF5U was the aircraft’s downfall. The system was unlikely to work flawlessly, and the Navy chose to use its post-war budget on jet aircraft rather than testing the XF5U. The inset drawing is from Zimmerman’s patent outlining the propeller drive.

In September 1941 the Navy asked Vought to build two military versions of the V-173 designated VS-315, which later be¬ came the XF5U-1. One would be a flight test aircraft and the other was to be used for static testing in the laboratories.

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Feb 9, 2017 · Drawings from Charles Zimmerman's 1935 patent showing his low-aspect ratio, flying wing aircraft. Note the three occupants lying in a prone position. The aircraft's layout was very similar to the Vought V-173. The power transfer shaft (22) can been seen connecting the two propeller shafts.

Both XF5U's were destroyed at contract cancellation right after taxi tests in 1947. The spec for the XF5U was speed of 40 mph to 500 mph. Jets were coming along and the Navy wanted much …

La compagnie Chance Vought, vite débordée par la production en série du F4U Corsair et du Vought OS2U Kingfisher, retarda le premier vol de l'appareil, bien qu'un exemplaire fut prêt en 1943. Malheureusement, ce projet arriva au moment où la …

May 13, 2014 · The Vought XF5U "Flying Flapjack" was an experimental U.S. Navy fighter aircraft designed by Charles H. Zimmerman during World War II. This unorthodox design consisted of …

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The XF5U-1 was a twin-engine, single-seat, low aspect ratio flying wing type of airplane, manufactured by the Chance Vought Division, United Aircraft Corporation, Stratford, Connecticut.