The Curtiss-Wright VZ-7, also called the VZ-7AP, was a VTOL quadrotor aircraft designed by Curtiss-Wright for the United States Army as a flying jeep, like the Chrysler VZ-6 and the VZ-8 Airgeep. The company's subsidiary Aerophysics Development Corporation designed a two-seat Aerial Platform for the Army competition, and the Army ordered two smaller single-seat demonstrator prototypes, delivered in mid-1958. The pilot sat in a fuselage with the fuel tanks and controls, with four propeller-rotors on its sides, and it was steered by changing the thrust of each. It performed well in tests but could not meet the Army's standards and was retired and returned to the manufacturer in 1960; one survives in the United States Army Aviation Museum collection.
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The Curtiss-Wright VZ-7 (also known as the VZ-7AP) was a VTOL quadrotor helicopter aircraft designed by the Curtiss-Wright company for the US Army.
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The Curtiss-Wright VZ-7 (also known as the VZ-7AP) was a VTOL quadrotor helicopter aircraft designed by the Curtiss-Wright company for the US Army.
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The Curtiss-Wright VZ-7 (also known as the VZ-7AP) was a VTOL quadrotor helicopter aircraft designed by the Curtiss-Wright company for the US Army.
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1 × Turbomeca Artouste IIB turboshaft engine, 425 shp (317 kW)
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which were delivered to the US Army in mid-1958
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was retired and returned to the manufacturer in 1960
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The Curtiss-Wright VZ-7 (also known as the VZ-7AP) was a VTOL quadrotor helicopter aircraft designed by the Curtiss-Wright company for the US Army.
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The Curtiss-Wright VZ-7 (also known as the VZ-7AP) was a VTOL quadrotor helicopter aircraft designed by the Curtiss-Wright company for the US Army.
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The Curtiss-Wright VZ-7 (also known as the VZ-7AP) was a VTOL quadrotor helicopter aircraft designed by the Curtiss-Wright company for the US Army.
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The Curtiss-Wright VZ-7 (also known as the VZ-7AP) was a VTOL quadrotor helicopter aircraft designed by the Curtiss-Wright company for the US Army.
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