Avrocar: Canada's Flying Saucer: The Story of Avro Canada's Secret Projects [Paperback]

Bill Zuk (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1, 2001

Designed for use by the U.S. military, these flying saucers were developed by Avro Canada's Special Projects Group between 1952 and 1962. (Two survive in U.S. museums.) This wonderful book shows flying saucers in various stages of production and in actual test flights. U.S. military illustrations show the saucers' potential use in combat.

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About the Author

A leading authority on Canadian aviation, author Bill Zuk is Canada's resident Avrocar "saucer" expert and leads the battle to "Bring Canada's Flying Saucer Home."

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Boston Mills Press (June 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1550463594
• ISBN-13: 978-1550463590
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.4 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,704,931 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Single best resource on the Avrocar!, November 23, 2010

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This review is from: Avrocar: Canada's Flying Saucer: The Story of Avro Canada's Secret Projects (Paperback)

A slim book with a wealth of both visual and historical information about the now virtually forgotten Canadian project that came close to making flying saucers a viable reality. Infusion of US funding kept the project alive and resulted to two prototype test vehicles.

From concept to construction, the Avrocar was a vehicle ahead of its time. It was a daunting engineering challenge but the prototype actually did get off the ground, although it proved to be unstable in flight tests. Perhaps with today's alloys, carbon fiber composites, advanced engine technologies and computer avionics, this project could get off the ground. It's near decade of development ended when project funds ran out in December 1961. As it is, one of the Avrocar prototypes -- Avro VZ-9-AV -- is in the collection of the Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum.

This book is the single best resource that I know of about the Avrocar -- an excellent book, a real find.