VZ-9 Avrocar

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/VZ-9_Avrocar
GPTKB entity
Statements (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:Canada
gptkbp:designer gptkb:Jack_Frost
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:engineType turbojet
gptkbp:firstFlight 1959
gptkbp:fundedBy gptkb:U.S._military
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label VZ-9 Avrocar
gptkbp:intendedRole gptkb:helicopter
flying saucer
gptkbp:location gptkb:National_Museum_of_the_United_States_Air_Force
gptkb:Smithsonian_National_Air_and_Space_Museum
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Avro_Canada
gptkbp:maximumSpeed 56 km/h
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Avrocar
gptkbp:notableFeature vertical takeoff and landing
circular wing
gptkbp:notableProject gptkb:Project_1794
gptkb:Project_Silver_Bug
gptkbp:numberBuilt 2
gptkbp:shape disk
gptkbp:startYear 1956
1961
gptkbp:status cancelled
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Avrocar
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6