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bassman5911: Chance Vought V-173 Flying Pancake-front  The Chance Vought V-173 was designed by Charles Zimmerman as a STOL Short Take Off & Landing prototype and would take off as slow as 25 miles per hour.The Navy ordered a fighter version XF5U-1.Just as the XF5U-1 was ready for its first test flight,the Navy canceled the contract and ordered it destroyed,so it never flew.

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Chance Vought V-173 Flying Pancake-front 

The Chance Vought V-173 was designed by Charles Zimmerman as a STOL Short Take Off & Landing prototype and would take off as slow as 25 miles per hour.The Navy ordered a fighter version XF5U-1.Just as the XF5U-1 was ready for its first test flight,the Navy canceled the contract and ordered it destroyed,so it never flew.

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