When we tell you the U.S. Military tried absolutely everything to try and one-up the Soviets during the Cold War, we mean it in with the most literal form possible. Because in no other sane society ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Soldiers suspended in the air in moon boots and sniping unsuspecting targets on the ground might sound like a battle tactic from a future war, but such a concept for an Army hovercraft actually traces ...