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Flying platform
Class of VTOL aircraft
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.
01Examples
- De Lackner HZ-1 Aerocycle , 1954 experimental personal helicopter model by de Lackner Helicopters
- Hiller VZ-1 Pawnee , 1950s experimental American flying platform
- PKZ-2 , Hungarian and Czech aeronautical engineers
- Williams X-Jet , Single-person lightweight aircraft
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