It became known why the USA created the world’s slowest XF5U plane
In the 1930s, the American designer Charles Zimmerman became interested in the concept of a ‘discoid’ aircraft. The result of this fascination was the Vought V-173 aircraft, which was nicknamed the ‘Flying Pancake’. Thanks to the unusual design, the aircraft designed by Zimmerman could not only take off vertically, but also move in space at […]