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Vought XF5U
| XF5U | |
|---|---|
 The XF5U-1 during testing | |
| General information | |
| Type | Fighter |
| Manufacturer | Vought |
| Designer | |
| Status | Cancelled 17 March 1947 |
| Primary user | United States Navy |
| Number built | 2 |
| History | |
| Developed from | Vought V-173 |
The Vought XF5U "Flying Flapjack" was an experimental U.S. Navy fighter aircraft designed by Charles H. Zimmerman for Vought during World War II. This unorthodox design consisted of a flat, somewhat disc-shaped body (resembling a flying flapjack/pancake, hence its nickname) serving as the lifting surface.[1] Two piston engines buried in the body drove propellers located on the leading edge, at the wingtips.
- ^ Chant 1984, p. 53.
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