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Curtiss-Wright VZ-7AP

Description
  Manufacturer:Curtiss-Wright
  Base model:VZ-7
  Designation:VZ-7
  Version:AP
  Designation System:U.S. Air Force
  Designation Period:1956-1962
  Basic role:VTOL Research

Specifications
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Recent comments by our visitors
 Tim Nosper
 Ravensburg, WA
Hello Harvey,

could you please send me the photos an information you have about the flight jeep to the followeing adress: nosper@hs-weingarten.de

Thanks in advance.
11/25/2010 @ 07:37 [ref: 33364]
 Dirk Woestenburg
 Morro bay, CA
I was flight test director on this project when the regular director suffered a broken leg in an unrelated incident. This vehicle was suppored to be a replacement for the Jeep, able to be flown using ground effects, primarily. It proved to be a vehicle which was tough to fly and even tougher to maintain. I also conducted wind tunnel tests on this craft. We rented the low speed wind tunnel at UCLA. Our plant was in Gelota, CA. The test pilot was a crusty old dude who once refused to fly more than 20 feet above the ground unless he got a pay raise.It was fun but impractable!
03/24/2004 @ 18:38 [ref: 7050]
 Harvey Green
 Goleta, CA
I have a number of photographs and an information sheets on the VZ-7AP. Couldn't figure out how to attach them to your comment site. If interested send me an email address and I'll attach and send them along.
05/17/2001 @ 15:24 [ref: 2298]