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The Avro Canada VZ9AV Avrocar: Canada's first attempt at vertical take off and landing aircraft. Although the concept ultimately turned out to be a deadend, the engineers and designers at Avro experimented with bold new ideas. Their concepts would push the limits of the imagination and reflected the extreme technological optimism of its time.

Music:
Denmark Portland Cello Project

Research Sources:
Declassified: America's Secret Flying Saucer https://www.popularmechanics.com/mili...
Avro Canada VZ9 Avrocar https://www.aviationsmilitaires.net/v...
Avrocar: Canada's Flying Saucer: The Story of Avro Canada's Secret Projects by Bill Zuk (2001)
How to Build a FLYING SAUCER https://declassification.blogs.archiv...
LaesieWorks AVROCAR VZ9AV http://www.laesieworks.com/ifo/lib/AV...
The Living Moon Project Silverbug The Avrocar http://www.thelivingmoon.com/49ufo_fi...

Footage Sources:
Avrocar I Progress Report 01/02/1958 05/1959 US National Archives (~1959)
Disc Flight Development, Avrocar I Progress Report, 05/02/1959 04/12/1960 US National Archives (~1960)
Avrocar Continuation Test Program and Terrain Test Program, 06/01/1960 06/14/1961 US National Archives (~1959)
Tiltwing Versatility San Diego Air and Space Museum (~1971)

Aircraft mentioned:
Project Y
Project Y2
Project PV 704
Project 1794
Project Silverbug
Weapon System 606A
VZ9AV Avrocar
CL84 Dynavert

#Avrocar #CanadianAerospace #Polyus

0:00 Introduction
0:28 Early theoretical work
3:41 Evolving design and American funding
5:53 Birth of the Avrocar
9:19 Reality sets in
11:49 A fine legacy