Click to open image viewer. In the mid-1950s, Hiller constructed a series of innovative Flying Platforms for an Army-Navy program as a one-man flying vehicle that the pilot could control with minimal ...

In the 1950s the Navy and Army worked on small VTOL machines to make troops go airborne. They worked, just not well enough. By Nicholas Slayton Updated Jan 1, 2026 12:53 PM EST For decades the United ...

What do the classic tale "The Arabian Knights," "Marvel's Silver Surfer," and the movie "Back to the Future II" all have in common? They each have someone who is flying around on some kind of platform ...