Summary of The Flying Pancake - Slowest Plane Ever Made!

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The Flying Pancake is a slow, strange-looking plane that was designed in the 1940s. It was not very successful, but one prototype was eventually acquired by the Smithsonian Museum. You can meet the plane and its fans on YouTube, and become a part of the "Found and Explained" family by becoming a channel member or Patreon.

• 00:00:00 The Flying Pancake is an aircraft made for one very simple mission - to fly as humanely slow as possible. Its low speed and flat shape made it one of the strangest planes ever made, and its design ethos may have changed the way we fly.
• 00:05:00 The flying pancake was a slow, disk-shaped aircraft designed by Charles H. Zinniman. Its tall undercarriage gave it a ground angle of 22 degrees, making it difficult to see forward during takeoff and landing. However, it was responsive and stable in flight. Chance Ford, an independent division of the United Aircraft and Transport Corporation, developed and manufactured the plane. The flying pancake was first tested in November 1942, just months after the United States entered World War II.
• 00:10:00 The Flying Pancake - a prototype aircraft designed in the 1940s - was slow and had problems with vibrations. However, it was successful in some tests, and one prototype was eventually acquired by the Smithsonian Museum.
• 00:15:00 The Flying Pancake is a slow, old-fashioned plane that fans can come meet and chat with on YouTube. They can also suggest future ideas and become part of the "Found and Explained" family by becoming a channel member or Patreon. This allows viewers to see videos early and chat with the creator directly.