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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Soldiers suspended in the air in moon boots and sniping unsuspecting targets on the ground might sound like a battle tactic from a ...

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, several companies built single person flying platforms that worked like stand up mini helicopters, with the pilot steering by shifting body weight or using simple controls. The military ...