The V-173 was the proof of concept aircraft built to validate the future Vought XF5U “Flying Flapjack” fighter, the radical brainchild of noted aeronautical engineer Charles Zimmerman. A flying saucer before its time, the Flying Pancake showed remarkable low-speed capabilities and promised high maneuverability. Sadly, the “Flying Flapjack” fighter project was cancelled just after the end of WWII.
Those wooden blades.