Vought V-173 "Flying Flapjack" Restoration Completed

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Vought V-173 "Flying Flapjack" Restoration Completed

Over the past several years the aircraft has been under restoration by a group of former Vought-employees, known as the Vought Heritage Group. The restoration work was just recently completed, and a few photos of the roll-out of the aircraft are posted to this webpage: http://www.antiqueairfield.com/articles/show/1125-vought-v-173-flying-flapjack-rollout-photos

The aircraft, owned by the National Air and Space Museum, will be on-display in Dallas at the Frontiers of Flight Museum.
 
I'm hungry after see it, is any one else?

Also...

Vought V-173 is a "Flying Pancake" and the later Vought XF5U is a "Flying Flapjack"
 
Check out those 12+ foot long wood props,must have been a high potential for prop strikes with the gear not being much longer than the props.
 
Very interesting aircraft. They've always fascinated me.

I'd love to see it fly.

They won't do it, of course, but it'd be sooooo interesting to watch.
 
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That is close as we are geting. It would be very bad to crash the only one left...

Also was the restoration to flying condition but only for static display or just a restoration to make it look good?
 
What a beautiful restoration, looks like it just came off the assembly line. Super job by the old heads at the Vought Heritage Group. :applause:
 
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