The radar signature of a dish-shaped aircraft like the V-173, often characterized by its unique design and flat, saucer-like shape, would likely differ significantly from conventional aircraft. Its broad, flat surfaces might reflect radar waves in multiple directions, potentially causing a larger radar cross-section (RCS) at certain angles. However, the unconventional shape could also lead to radar wave diffraction, reducing visibility at specific angles. Overall, the radar signature would depend on factors such as material composition, surface coatings, and operational altitude.
A few aircraft companies, such as Chance-Vought and Sikorsky, have built disc shaped flying vehicles. The main problem with such aircraft (similar to the flying wing) is that they are very unstable and need a lot of effort, and money, to keep them up in the air. It's probably better to build a remote controlled flying saucer aircraft model, than to try and build and fly a real disc shaped aircraft. For references see the Wikipedia article: Military disc shaped aircraft, and the 2007 book; Secret Projects: Flying Saucer Aircraft.
The US Air Force developed an actual, flying saucer-shaped aircraft in the 1950s. There appeared to be no advantages of a saucer over a more standard aircraft configuration, so the idea was dropped. There are no other flying saucers in the galaxy, that we know of.
Flying saucers are real aircraft from the planet Earth. Charles Zimmerman is to the flying saucer what Jack Northrup is to the flying wing. Go to Wikipedia Military Disc Shaped Aircraft to read more about aircraft that are saucer shaped. The flying saucers as a spacecraft from another planet is science fiction. There is no known way to travel faster than light. A rocket ship that travels slower than the speed of light would take to long to travel in the universe.
The government of the United States has tested military disc-shaped aircraft, such as the Avro Avrocar (a hovercraft aka air cushioned vehicle), the Chance-Vought V-173, and the uninhabited recon flying vehicle: the Sikorsky Cypher I. There is no credible evidence that they have ever found a vehicle that came from another planet.
The classic UFOs are described as a 25 feet in diameter flying disc or saucer. Most are still seen today. Some are cigar shaped, while the ones today are triangle shaped and mostly are seen at night because of the light on each angle of the triangular aircraft. And some are even described as acorn shaped like the one in the Roswell Incident.
Saucer- shaped clouds usually form at high altitudes, and these are called lenticular clouds. Lenticular clouds can be separated into altocumulus standing lenticularis (ACSL). Due to their shape, they are often mistaken as Unidentified Flying Objects, (UFOs).
A saucer is a small plate designed to hold a mug or cup. It can also refer to anything that is roughly saucer-shaped, like an alien spaceship.
A saucer is a small plate designed to hold a mug or cup. It can also refer to anything that is roughly saucer-shaped, like an alien spaceship.
It looks like a flying saucer! Lenticular clouds are shaped like a lens, or like two saucers placed bowl to bowl.
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Lenticular clouds are often mistaken for flying saucers due to their round, lens-like shape. These clouds form when moist air flows over a mountain or other obstacle, creating a series of large, saucer-shaped clouds that stack on top of each other. They are most commonly seen in mountainous regions.