New US plane (1947)

GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL (REUTERS) To license this film, visit United States Army Air Corps Flying Pancake experimental design airplane was the first vertical or short take off and landing aircraft but was abandoned in favour of jets Full Description: USA: California: Antelope Valley: Edwards Air Force Base (formerly Muroc Army Air Field) EXT AEROPLAnes AMERICAN Shots of the “Flying Pancake“ from America FLYING SAUCERS Shots of the “Flying Pancake“ from America Aviation; United States of America airplane, technology, innovation, invention, aeroplane, XF5U “Flying Pancake“, Vought-Sikorsky V-173 “Zimmer Skimmer“, VSTOL, vertical or short take off and landing, experiment, experimental Background: United States Army Air Corps Flying Pancake experimental design airplane was the first vertical or short take off and landing aircraft but was abandoned in favour of jets FILM ID: VLVA4QAW0W6QEKHYYGPDSZ7W9JN5D To license this film,