US - Vought XF5U (Flying Flapjack)
Posted: Thu Jan 14, 2021 2:40 pm
Experimental Fighter Aircraft
Developed 1943
The flying pancake was armed with 6 50cals and 4 20mm cannons with a bombload of 2 1000lb bombs
The speed of it was 475mph with a range of 1,056 miles
Had only one man crew
Was canceled due to the end of the war, but one was completed and is now in a museum.
Source is militaryfactory.com
Developed 1943
The flying pancake was armed with 6 50cals and 4 20mm cannons with a bombload of 2 1000lb bombs
The speed of it was 475mph with a range of 1,056 miles
Had only one man crew
Was canceled due to the end of the war, but one was completed and is now in a museum.
Source is militaryfactory.com