North American Hoverbuggy VTOL test rig

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Can it be that Northrop was involved (or even built?) a test rig named Hover Buggy intended for VTOL trials. Never saw any details.
 
NOT Northrop. You'll have to have the topic's title edited...

It was North American. Here is what Aerofiles says about it:

FS-1 Hoverbuggy 1965 = Open framework VTOL research vehicle, "Flight Simulator Number 1". Two 2200# GE YJ85 turbojets for lift, four engine bleed-air nozzles on outriggers for control; "span": 23'0" length: 36'0" load: 1550# v (max): 58 range 10. The ship had made 15 tethered and 185 free flights at altitudes up to 100' when the program was shut down in 1967.
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http://www.aerofiles.com/_noram.html
 
Thank you very much Stephane!
Sorry I caused confusion. I thought it was a Northrop "product", but I started the topic wrongly with North American. On this forum you learn every day (at least, I do).
 
No probs! Now if you have a picture of that thingy, I would be very interested!
 
will you accept 2 photos? ;D
 

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Great! I give the name, you give the pics, sounds like a fair deal! LOL ;D
 
Color photo of the North American Hoverbuggy from the cover of the Journal of the American Aviation Historical Society, Vol 39 (1994), No. 2.

http://www.aptcollectibles.com/aahs/JournalTOC/tocv39.htm.
 

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vstol said:
Color photo of the Northrop Hoverbuggy from the cover of the Journal of the American Aviation Historical Society, Vol 39 (1994), No. 2.

http://www.aptcollectibles.com/aahs/JournalTOC/tocv39.htm.
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Great pic, vstol... but it's NORTH AMERICAN!!! Not Northrop!
 

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