[New post] US Military Demonstrates Experimental Flying Platform (1955)

New post on Laughing Squid US Military Demonstrates Experimental Flying Platform (1955) by EDW Lynch http://youtu.be/7XzDMlhk4Sw This 1955 newsreel clip from British Pathé shows a demonstration flight of the Hiller Flying Platform, an experimental manned hover craft then in development by the US Army and Navy. The military ultimately ruled the platform impractical and it never entered service. photo via The Smithsonian EDW Lynch | May 17, 2012 at 4:46 pm | Categories: Aviation, History | URL: http://wp.me/p4t6s-FBm Unsubscribe or change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://laughingsquid.com/us-military-demonstrates-experimental-flying-platform-1955/