The VZ-9 Avrocar was conceived as a vertical take-off and landing aircraft that could achieve supersonic speed at altitude. In the late 1950s the US Air Force and Army awarded Avro Canada a secret contract to build and test two prototypes. The declassified flight evaluation report refers to the Avrocar as "an unconventional aircraft having a circular planform", essentially a flying saucer. The test vehicles used the exhaust from three jet engines to drive a central turbo-rotor. The turbo-rotor forced air through various radial ducts and exhausts, varied according to the flight regime. Numerous design changes improved handling and control of hovering and moving in ground effect, but flight above 2 or 3 feet speed and control suffered. The evaluation report concluded that "modifications to the control system and the propulsive system will be necessary before a ground effect transition into high speed forward flight can be demonstrated". The test program ended in 1961 and was not extended. Both test articles are now in museums, one restored, one awaiting restoration.
The VZ-9 Avrocar 3D model is a fully-rigged Poser figure, sized for Poser people.
FIGURE
VZ-9 Avrocar - The poseable figure has ERC controls at the Body level that, among other things:
o Operate the pilot cockpit controls
o Open pilot and observer hatches, storage compartment, and engine covers
Smart PROPS
o Turbo-rotor blur
o Test configuration roll bars
POSES
o M4 & V4 pilot and observer poses
o Configuration
- Default conception for high-speed, high-altitude flight
- Ground effect hover test configuration
o Hide/Show poses
- Hide pilothouse and cabin roofs
CAMERAS
o Full camera set positioned for easy viewing and rendering of the whole Avrocar figure. Includes main, auxiliary, left, right, top, bottom, front and back cameras.
o Dolly Camera settings for various close-up interior exterior views
LIGHTS
o Simple Day and Moonlight sets
The Retro Airship is designed for Poser but loads, operates, and renders in DAZ Studio.
See the ReadMe file and view the product promos above for more information.
Software: Poser 10 / Poser Pro 2014 +, Daz Studio 4, Poser Pro 11
