US revealed test military flying discs

The US National Archives published for the first time a drawing of a US Air Force flying saucer that placed a private research and manufacturing company in the 1950s. The aircraft was named

The US National Archives published for the first time a drawing of the US Air Force flying saucer that placed a private research and manufacturing company in the 1950s. 1794).

According to the arrangement of the documentary network dated June 1, 1956, the flying saucer was considered a flying device, taking off and landing vertically and flying at speeds of 3 to 4 Mach (acceleration aviation industry, equivalent to 3,200 - 4,300km / h) flying ceiling (height limit) of flying saucer is over 30,000km and maximum flying distance is 1,800km.

Picture 1 of US revealed test military flying discs

To get prototypes, the government stipulates that partners must complete them in 2 years. The funding for the project is $ 3.16 million. Wired magazine said that at current prices, this amount is about 26.6 million USD.

The purpose of this project has not been written yet and why the United States Air Force has determined such completion time. According to Wired Magazine's document, the project of another flying saucer ended in 1960 because experts failed to achieve the required flying altitude. It is far from reaching the specified flying ceiling.

The prototype of the flying saucers, including Project 1794, the US Air Force signed a design research contract with Canadian company Avro Aircraft. The contract said to accept the Pentagon, the company will build two test flying saucers.

Update 17 December 2018
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