Engineering:Flying platform

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Short description: Class of VTOL aircraft

The Hiller VZ-1 Pawnee is an example of a flying platform

A Flying Platform is a type of VTOL aircraft for low cost individual usage for short range within an area. It is usually flown using kinesthetic control, similar to that of a surf board.[1][2][3][4]

Examples

See also

References

  1. ↑ https://patents.google.com/patent/US2417896A/en
  2. ↑ Kass, Harrison (2 July 2021). "The US Military spent the 1950s developing "Flying Platforms"". thedebrief.org. https://thedebrief.org/the-us-military-spent-the-1950s-developing-vz-1_pawnee/. 
  3. ↑ "Flying Platforms & Jeeps". http://www.airvectors.net/avplatfm.html. 
  4. ↑ "Flying Platforms | How Things Fly". https://howthingsfly.si.edu/media/flying-platforms. 



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