Specifications (VZ-9-AV)
Data from Avrocar: Canada's Flying Saucer... and The World's Worst Aircraft: From Pioneering Failures to Multimillion Dollar Disasters
General characteristics
- Crew: 2
- Capacity: 1 observer/engineer
- Diameter: 18 ft (5.5 m)
- Height: 3 ft 6 in (1.07 m)
- Wing area: 254 sq ft (23.6 m2)
- Empty weight: 3,000 lb (1,361 kg)
- Max takeoff weight: 5,560 lb (2,522 kg)
- Powerplant: 3 × Continental J69-T-9 turbojet engines, 660 lbf (2.9 kN) thrust each
Performance
- Maximum speed: 300 mph (483 km/h; 261 kn) (estimated), 35 mph (56 km/h) (actual)
- Range: 995 mi (865 nmi; 1,601 km) (estimated), 79 mi (127 km) (actual)
- Service ceiling: 10,000 ft (3,048 m) (estimated), 3 ft (0.91 m) (actual)
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