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Avro Canada WS-606A four-engine configuration. Flight simulation. Allyson VoughvBill Rose Avro Canada WS-606A vertical landing at improvised site. USAF CL-400 Suntan remain classified for reasons that are not totally clear, but it seems likely that these costly dead-end black projects remain sources of lingering embarrassment. Avrocar Press speculation about a top secret Avro Canada project, believed to be called VZ-9, continued throughout 1958. Two prototypes were completed and the first vehicle was eventually shipped to NASA- Ames for wind tunnel testing. In 1960 a poor quality aerial photograph of a disc-shaped craft was conveniently made available to the press. A delegation of media representatives were then invited to view the second completed VZ-9AV saucer, which was being publicly called The Avrocar. CL-400 Suntan remain classified for reasons that are not totally clear, but it seems likely that these costly dead-end black projects remain sources of lingering embarrassment. Avrocar 75 Avro Canada WS-606A four-engine configuration. Flight simulation. Allyson VoughvBill Rose Avro Canada WS-606A vertical landing at improvised site. USAF Canada’s Cold War Saucers