ERAVAHFARCHIVE, e-mail, 12.02.2015 01:39 V-173 WAS FULLY RESTORED BY VOUGHT RETIREES AND IS DISPLAYED IN FRONTIERS OF FLIGHT AT DALLAS TEXAS LOVE FIELD ALONG WITH FULLY RESTORED A-7B, RF-8G & REG II MISSILE. SEE VOUGHT.ORG. ONLY RELATIONSHIP TO ARUP MACHINES WAS APPEARANCE ONLY. STU...IT COST A LOT MORE THAN FEW THOUSAND BUCKS.

Klaatu83, e-mail, 22.05.2013 16:18 Charles H. Zimmerman, who designed this aircraft, was among the NACA technicians who examined a similar aircraft in 1934, which had been designed by Dr. Cloyd L. Snyder, and which was called the Arup S-2. The Arup S-2 is listed on this website, and makes an interesting comparison with this aircraft, which became known unofficially as "Zimmer's Skimmer".

Terrence I. Murphy, e-mail, 22.02.2012 16:33 Once again, I'm amazed at the imagination (and sometimes crazy)creativeness of aircraft designers. God bless the all.

marry, 21.06.2011 05:49 i want to fly it and see if it works and why did you spend millions on a SMALL ASS PLANE

D Higginbotham, e-mail, 26.02.2011 22:54 There is only one of these planes in existence now. The Vought Aircraft Company Retiree Club has completely restored it, and will soon place it in an aircraft museum in the Dallas area for everyone's enjoyment. Charles Lindburg flew this very same plane at one time.

Stu Sammis, e-mail, 12.08.2010 20:06 I was a kid when this flew. I doubt that there was more than a few thousand bucks spent on it. It crash landed on the beach in front of my house once, was recovered and continued flying

Garner Wilkinson, e-mail, 19.02.2009 23:53 I was working in the experimental hangar at vought sikorsky in 1942 and worked on the elevator aileron assy on this plane, this assy. was called an ailevator. I also recall watching out the back window of the hanger and watching Mr Sikorsky flying one of his early experimental helicopters.

Andy, e-mail, 14.05.2008 16:05 What the Heck were thinking when you made that small plane i want to fly it and see if it works and why did you spend millions on a SMALL ASS PLANE