| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | 58-7055 |
| Alternate Serial: | AV-7055 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Avro Canada VZ-9 Avrocar |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Avro Canada VZ-9 Avrocar |
| Aircraft Version: | Avro Canada VZ-9 Avrocar |
| C/n (msn): | AV-1 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force / USA - Army |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Airport: | Dayton - Wright-Patterson AFB / Wright AFBMap |
| Region / Country: | Ohio, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KDWF IATA: - Local: DWF Other: - |
| Collection: | National Museum of the United States Air Force |
| Photo Date: | 16 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard Vandervord |
| Photo ID: | 829831 |
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Who said flying saucers don't exist? The Avrocar was the result of a Canadian effort to develop a supersonic, VTOL fighter-bomber in the early 1950s. This is one of two scaled down test vehicles using the exhaust from turbojet engines to drive a circular "turborotor" which produced downward thrust for takeoff and landing, directed rearward for level flight. Severe instability above three feet high dogged the program at NASA's Ames Research Center and a speed of only 35 mph was attained before the project was abandoned in 1961. After storage at Silver Hill, MD it went on show at NMUSAF in 2008 This photo is copyright © Richard Vandervord, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 28 July 2025, and has since been viewed 38 times. |