The Vought V-173 “Flying Pancake” was a groundbreaking experimental aircraft with an all-wing design and propellers on the ...

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The aircraft, 146545, flown by Lt. Jim Curry, is now restored and on display at Battleship Memorial Park near Mobile, Alabama. The overflights lasted for about six weeks with a total of 160,000 ...

The aircraft was then moved to Texas and restored by the Vought Heritage Foundation in Grand Prairie. The V-173 was beautifully restored by volunteers and placed on display at the Frontiers of ...

In the later stages of World War II, pilots in the fighter had an 11-to-1 victory ratio over enemy aircraft. Built in 1946, Midway’s new F4U flew in multiple U.S. Marine Corps squadrons until 1953.

What You Need to Know: The Vought V-173, or “Flying Pancake,” defied traditional aircraft design with its flat, flying-wing shape. Invented in the 1930s by Charles Zimmerman, the V-173 was ...

While not a true VTOL aircraft, the Vought V-173 proved in more than 130 hours of flight operations that it was capable of near-vertical takeoff and landing.

In 2003, the Vought Aircraft Heritage Foundation began a nearly 10-year-long restoration of the aircraft, stripping it down to its wooden airframe and replacing the fabric entirely.