XF5U Flying Pancake Government Aircraft and a range of 541

and a range of 541 miles

50 Browning machine guns

this aircraft is the result of a major investment by the Navy in 1983

that was constituted (a few as the Bf-109Z) of two He-111H united by a central element carrying a fifth motor

and even a trainer and COD aircraft in post-war use

XF5U Flying Pancake Government Aircraft and a range of 541XF5U Flying Pancake airplane model. One of the most unusual aircraft ever designed for the U. S. Navy was the Chance Vought V 173, also known as the Zimmerman "Flying Pancake". It was a prototype "proof of concept" aircraft that lacked wings, instead relying on its flat circular body to provide the lifting surface. This multi million dollar project nearly became the first V STOL (vertical takeoff and landing) fighter. The V 173 blueprints were shown