Project 1794 - The US Military's VZ-9 Avrocar Flying Saucer

In 2012, a memo titled “Project 1794 Final Development Summary Report 2 April—30 May 1956” was finally declassified by the United States Air Force describing an aircraft with the capability of flying [QUOTE] “between Mach 3 and Mach 4, a ceiling of over 100,000 ft. and a maximum range with allowances of about 1,000 nautical miles.” Schematics with the report revealed an intimidating and revolutionary form. Jointly developed with the Avro Canada aircraft manufacturing company, Project 1794 was to be America’s secret flying saucer. Its mission would be to hunt down and intercept Soviet long-range bombers. Its otherwordly shape would have the added effect of bringing psychological war to the enemy...

[chekaschmeka]

This airframe belongs on Dark Runways, since it never really flew higher than 3ft.

[krapeevids]

New meaning for UFO...
Unflyable Faulty Object.

[johncipriano]

On a subject, it cut the grass on the test range, and the backyard never looked better.

[jackrabbitslim]

about 70 years ago. imagine what they tinker with now....

[Dagreatdudeman]

That's some ominous music for an overpriced frisbee.

[RadioGordo]

This "Flying Saucer" was created where I worked for many years in Malton Ontario as a sister project to The Avro Arrow. You can see footage of the building where I manned a toll crib in the background of this footage. it was actually more of a hovercraft, but who can say what it may have morphed into had it not been cancelled.

[DarrellLarose]

In effect this was a hovercraft that needed a skirt to make it practical.

[watannen]

This Frost guy was a genius in securing funds, to waste them.
And officials, really bad at managing budgets. What a joke.
Mach 3.5 =)))

[pyalot]

It is a mystery to me how anybody with even the most rudimentary understanding of aerodynamics and engine technology could believe this design would ever fly, reach any significant speed, let alone go supersonic.

[tkgus]

ME: "Run of the mill failed dream aircraft..."
Dark Skies: *Scary Music Intensifies, Dark Voice Begins* "in 2012, a memo titled 'project 1794'..."
Me: "This is terrifying..!"

[mikemiller]

One very important point you left out, that is in other avrocar videos, The avrocar FLEW OVER A TEN FOOT HIGH FENCE.

[mileshigh]

More footage of the Avrocar than i have seen before! Another good story is the AVRO Arrow. Built in Canada but cancelled for political reasons.Great history, thanks!

[fredpinczuk]

My Drafting highschool teacher (last year before the school bought their 1st dedicated CAD machines). Worked on that project, he was a draftsman at Avro in Canada in the 1950's. He brought in some old blueprints in the classroom for us to look at.

[Brady_KFRKC]

I have been a Dark 5 sub for a long time and I am loving the new channel additions. I am a huge aviation fan, so these videos are amazing, keep it up and thank you for the years of entertainment and quality content.

[Upgraydez]

One of these is currently on display at the Aviation Museum in my hometown of Winnipeg, MB. I've touched it myself

[JaySantana-sozw]

At 3:19 the guy on the left is scratching his nuts lol

[therealb]

My grandfather used to talk about flying saucers, guess he wasn't so crazy after all!

[Iskelderon]

Still makes me wonder how much of NASA's experience with keeping these critters even remotely stable later benefited the development of the Apollo program's "Flying Bedstead".

[hodgerer]

That's so awesome they made a video. My great uncle Walt was one of the test pilots. This is awesome.

[ZebraActual]

My Dad, who was a United States Army officer, found this craft in a junkyard and had it brought to Fort Eustis in Virginia and put on display in front of the base's museum, which is the last place I saw it during the 70's.