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Avro Canada VZ-9 Avrocar
The Avro Canada VZ-9 Avrocar was a VTOL aircraft developed by Avro Aircraft Ltd. (Canada) as part of a secret U.S. military project carried out in the early years of the Cold War. The Avrocar intended to exploit the Coandă effect to provide lift and thrust from a single turborotor blowing exhaust out the rim of the disk-shaped aircraft to provide anticipated VTOL-like performance. In the air it would have resembled a flying saucer.
Avro Canada VZ-9 Avrocar, mais conhecido como Avrocar é o nome dado a
um projeto de um veículo voador circular desenvolvido pela Avro
Aircraft Ltd.1
ja Avro Canada VZ-9 Avrocar nousivat ja laskivat myös, mutta ne
hyljättiin huteruuden vuoksi. Harriereja on käytetty
taistelutehtävissä muiden muassa Falklandin sodassa, Bosniassa,
Persianlahdella ja Irakissa.2
The Avro Canada VZ-9 Avrocar was a VTOL aircraft developed by Avro
Aircraft Ltd. (Canada) as part of a secret U.S.3
Made by Avro Canada.
Empty Weight Lb
3000
More Users
United States Army
Designer
John Carver Meadows Frost
First Flight
12
Ceiling Ft
10000
Max Takeoff Weight Lb
5560
Introduced
1958
Status
Capacity
1
Origin
Canada
Number Built
2
Crew
2
Retired
1961
Unit Cost
1.0E7
$10 million
Height In
6
Primary user
Manufacturer
Range Miles
995
Max Speed Mph
300
Eng 1 Name
Teledyne CAE J69
Production End Year
1959
Height Ft
3
Eng 1 Lbf
660
National Origin
Canada
Wing Area Sqft
254
Production Start Year
1958
Length Ft
18
Prime Units
imp
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Eng 1 Number
3
Produced
1958
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