Vought XF5U

XF5U
The XF5U-1 during testing
General information
TypeFighter
ManufacturerVought
Designer
StatusCancelled 17 March 1947
Primary userUnited States Navy
Number built2
History
First flight1943
Developed fromVought V-173

The Vought XF5U "Flying Flapjack" was an experimental U.S. Navy fighter aircraft designed by Charles H. Zimmerman for Vought during World War II. This unorthodox design consisted of a flat, somewhat disc-shaped body (resembling a flying flapjack/pancake, hence its nickname) serving as the lifting surface.[1] Two piston engines buried in the body drove propellers located on the leading edge, at the wingtips.

  1. ^ Chant 1984, p. 53.