The Flying Platform
A fabulous way for picking up friends and nipping in to town. The flying platform was created in 1955 by the US Navy. It used a direct lift rotor aircraft, using contra-rotating ducted fans (controlled by the pilot shifting his body weight around).
Sadly development ceased because they were considered too impractical as combat vehicles due to their small size, limited speed and they barely flew out of the ground cushion effect. How different life could have been...
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james lee says
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bernie berki says
Of course the 40s right up until the 50s was awash with weird and wonderful creations that could fly ,I love to see it all .
preprathus says
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