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Tests Of Avrocar Annular Jet VTOL Airplane in Ames 40x80 foot Wind Tunnel.
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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.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineTests Of Avrocar Annular Jet VTOL Airplane in Ames 40x80 foot Wind Tunnel.. NASA/ARC, 1997-12-30. Public domain. ID: A-27771.