Curtiss-Wright VZ-7
Oh, hello there kiddo! Today, let me tell you about a really cool machine called the Curtiss-Wright VZ-7.
The Curtiss-Wright VZ-7 was a flying machine that was built a long time ago, in the 1950s. It looked a bit like a giant fan; it had two big rotors that spun around, and it was meant to fly up in the air.
The VZ-7 was created so that people could use it to fly around without having to use a runway or landing strip. It was made to take off and land vertically, which means it could just go straight up into the sky and come back down again without needing a long, flat area to do it on.
The machine was powered by a special kind of engine that made the rotors spin really fast. This created a strong air flow, which would lift the machine up into the air. The VZ-7 could go up to about 10 feet in the air, which is pretty high when you're standing on the ground! People could sit inside the machine and control it with a set of levers and buttons, just like driving a car.
The VZ-7 didn't fly very fast, it only went about 30 miles per hour. That's a bit like riding a bicycle down the street. But it was still really cool because it could land and take off anywhere, even in the middle of the city!
Unfortunately, the VZ-7 didn't stay around for very long. It turned out that flying machines with rotors weren't very stable or safe, so they stopped making them. But it was a really cool invention for its time, and I'm sure it inspired lots of people to dream about flying through the sky like a bird.
The Curtiss-Wright VZ-7 was a flying machine that was built a long time ago, in the 1950s. It looked a bit like a giant fan; it had two big rotors that spun around, and it was meant to fly up in the air.
The VZ-7 was created so that people could use it to fly around without having to use a runway or landing strip. It was made to take off and land vertically, which means it could just go straight up into the sky and come back down again without needing a long, flat area to do it on.
The machine was powered by a special kind of engine that made the rotors spin really fast. This created a strong air flow, which would lift the machine up into the air. The VZ-7 could go up to about 10 feet in the air, which is pretty high when you're standing on the ground! People could sit inside the machine and control it with a set of levers and buttons, just like driving a car.
The VZ-7 didn't fly very fast, it only went about 30 miles per hour. That's a bit like riding a bicycle down the street. But it was still really cool because it could land and take off anywhere, even in the middle of the city!
Unfortunately, the VZ-7 didn't stay around for very long. It turned out that flying machines with rotors weren't very stable or safe, so they stopped making them. But it was a really cool invention for its time, and I'm sure it inspired lots of people to dream about flying through the sky like a bird.