Mystery STOL

[Byker]

I think it's a Fairchild but I'm not sure

[Jess Lurkin[_13_]]

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Well crap. The U.S. moved one space forward on the ugly
aircraft scale. Seventeen more oddballs like this and
we'll be tied with Britain.

Quite a STOL. At rest, it's half-way airborne.

[Bob (not my real pseudonym)[_2_]]

On Sat, 1 Aug 2015 21:50:34 -0500, "Byker" > wrote:

>I think it's a Fairchild but I'm not sure

Good guess! Fairchild VZ-5

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairchild_VZ-5

[john szalay]

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Fairchild VZ-5

[Byker]

"Bob (not my real pseudonym)" wrote in message
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> Good guess! Fairchild VZ-5
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> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairchild_VZ-5

Wow, one engine, four props. Check out the state-of-the-art (1956) wind
tunnel test equipment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4lTs0DgxyM