![]() The Idea of what was to become the Avrocar was originally envisioned by British Aircraft designer, Jack Carver Meadows Frost.Ī.V. The Avrocar was the result of a Canadian effort to develop a supersonic fighter-bomber, capable of vertical takeoff and landing, in the early 1950s. "Although the project was never implemented, it serves a successful teaching tool." "The Avrocar was a good start, and the first step on a long road to discovering technology we use today," said Jeff Underwood, National Museum of the U.S. Information about the aircraft has been available for years, but the documents now include diagrams that clearly demonstrate the scope of the project. ![]() Newly declassified documents concerning the Avrocar project were released Oct. While it may look like something a martian would fly, the Avrocar is anything but science fiction. With its round design standing at nearly five feet tall and 18 feet wide, the Avro Canada VZ-9AV Avrocar looks like something out of a 1950s science-fiction film. ![]() Army Transportation Museum at Fort Eustis, Va., where plans are underway for its restoration. Air Force Museum at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, and another resides at U.S. This prototype, and fascinating piece of American history, sits on display at the National U.S. It may seem like a scene out of a classic Hollywood blockbuster, but the footage is documentation of testing held by the U.S. As it glided over a pool of water, it kicked debris into the air and the glass canopies of the two cockpits were showered with grass and gravel as the saucer flew forward. Its silver, aluminum exterior glinted in the sun as it hovered a few feet off the ground. (AFNS) - The grainy film showed a round ship floating out of a hangar.
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