tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post114501895633461915..comments2024-03-18T14:05:31.316-04:00Comments on Today's Inspiration: Some Day Soon, The Truth May Breakleifpenghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07232334860061949895noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-1145632823654470922006-04-21T11:20:00.000-04:002006-04-21T11:20:00.000-04:00Mark harris emailed me with the link to photos of ...Mark harris emailed me with the link to photos of the Vought V-173 / XF5U-1<BR/>"Flying Flapjack" or "Flying Pancake". Anyone interested should go to http://www.daveswarbirds.com/usplanes/aircraft/flapjack.htmleifpenghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07232334860061949895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-1145030044533937322006-04-14T11:54:00.000-04:002006-04-14T11:54:00.000-04:00Actually, that's a fascinating bit of info, Mark. ...Actually, that's a fascinating bit of info, Mark. Any photos of this "Flying Pancake"?leifpenghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07232334860061949895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-1145028682464666222006-04-14T11:31:00.000-04:002006-04-14T11:31:00.000-04:00Hey, airplane geek here.The 'aircraft' featured in...Hey, airplane geek here.<BR/>The 'aircraft' featured in this illustration was non other than the Vought V-173 'Flying Pancake'.<BR/>It was developed & flown in the early '40's by Chance Vought aircraft company for the U.S. Navy. Needless to say civilian winesses mistook it for some sort of flying saucer. Development was slowed by wartime priorities and then halted with the advent of jets.<BR/>I should get a life...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com