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Tests Of Avrocar Annular Jet VTOL Airplane in Ames 40x80 foot Wind Tunnel.
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Tests Of Avrocar Annular Jet VTOL Airplane in Ames 40x80 foot Wind Tunnel.

NASA / ARC · 1997-12-30 · photograph (digital archive)

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Rear view of the Avrocar without the tail, with ground board and variable height struts. The air force wanted to test the design of a flying saucer with vertical takeoff and landing capability. The design proved unstable without the tail.

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Credit lineTests Of Avrocar Annular Jet VTOL Airplane in Ames 40x80 foot Wind Tunnel.. NASA/ARC, 1997-12-30. Public domain. ID: A-27771.

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