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They also built a flying saucer: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avro_Canada_VZ-9_Avrocar https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avro_Canada_VZ-9_Avrocar I recall he
by rkagerer 2y ago
They also built a flying saucer:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avro_Canada_VZ-9_Avrocar https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avro_Canada_VZ-9_Avrocar
I recall hearing how the US Air Force was investigating reports of UFO's, and was surprised to find a 'real' one closer to home.
Highly unstable more than a few feet off the ground, it never proved viable. Unfortunately nobody at the time realized they might have been onto something if they'd pivoted to inventing the hovercraft.
- MarkusWandel 2y agoBut that was an experimental toy, whereas the Jetliner was fully debugged and production ready and had an eager market.