Avro Canada VZ-9 Avrocar Peripheral-Jet-Lift VTOL Research Aircraft Family
The Avro Canada VZ-9 Avrocar was a circular peripheral-jet-lift VTOL research aircraft developed for U.S. Army and Air Force studies. Three gas generators drove a central fan and peripheral lift system intended to provide hover and forward flight, but ground-effect instability, insufficient thrust-to-weight ratio, and inadequate low-speed control prevented successful transition to sustained wing-borne flight.
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Identity
- Aliases
- VZ-9AVVZ-9 AvrocarAvrocarAvro Canada Avrocar
- Family Name
- Avro Canada VZ-9 Avrocar
- Full Name
- Avro Canada VZ-9 Avrocar Peripheral-Jet-Lift VTOL Research Aircraft Family
- Roles
- militaryresearchexperimentaltechnology_demonstrator
- Status
- retired
- Type
- aircraft
Details
- Aircraft Specs
- Configuration
- powered_lift
- Operating Modes
- land
- Takeoff Landing Capabilities
- vtol
- Description
- The Avro Canada VZ-9 Avrocar was a circular peripheral-jet-lift VTOL research aircraft developed for U.S. Army and Air Force studies. Three gas generators drove a central fan and peripheral lift system intended to provide hover and forward flight, but ground-effect instability, insufficient thrust-to-weight ratio, and inadequate low-speed control prevented successful transition to sustained wing-borne flight.
- First Flight Year
- 1,959
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- Creation Time
- August 15, 2026 at 03:57:09 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 15, 2026 at 03:57:09 UTC