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    What was the name of the US built flying saucer?

    Question #124660. Asked by star_gazer. (Jan 06 12 10:45 PM)


    looney_tunes

    		In 2008 one was planned called WEAV, or wingless electronic air vehicle.

    http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=worlds-first-flying-saucer

    Lockheed actually built a disc-shaped military craft in the 1950s, officially denied at the time for security reasons. A Canadian company built the Avrocar, apparently for the US military.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_disc-shaped_aircraft

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avro_Canada_VZ-9_Avrocar


    Jan 06 12, 11:35 PM

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