Chance Vought V-173 (oz9321)

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Vought V-173 Flying Pancake. Radio control scale twin model, for electric power. Scale is 1/8.

The subject Vought V-173 'Flying Pancake' was an American experimental test aircraft built as part of the Vought XF5U 'Flying Flapjack' United States Navy fighter aircraft program during World War II. Both the V-173 and the XF5U featured an unorthodox 'all-wing' design consisting of flat, somewhat disk-shaped bodies serving as the lifting surface. Two piston engines buried in the body drove propellers located on the leading edge at the wingtips.

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Download shows plain white sheet.....no plan.
Andrew - 27/01/2023
Works for me.
SteveWMD - 27/01/2023
Works fine for me.
Bob - 28/01/2023
Hi Andrew - sorry to hear of your difficulty opening the plan. I've emailed you a longer response, hopefully will help avoid this problem :-)
Mary - 29/01/2023
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