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  • Play Strange Planes Shorts: Curtis X19 Air Plane
    Curtis X19 Air Plane

    Strange Planes Shorts (01:09)

    Four exaggeration propeller mounted the Curtis Wright X19, but this plane had difficulties from the beginning.
  • Play Strange Planes Shorts: Rockets
    Rockets

    Strange Planes Shorts (01:21)

    Rockets was one idea the military though could help them get planes off the ground quicker. In the long run it turned out not being the best way.
  • Play Strange Planes Shorts: Helicopter
    Helicopter

    Strange Planes Shorts (02:11)

    After WWII, the military saw a great need for airplanes that behave more like a helicopters. They wanted a plane to be able to lift off the ground like helicopters thereby getting rid of spacious runways.
  • Play Strange Planes Shorts: XFY Pogo Plane
    XFY Pogo Plane

    Strange Planes Shorts (01:55)

    The XFY pogo plane was a plane that stood straight up like a rocket. It was design to lift straight up in the air like a helicopter. The plane was trashed because it was hard to land.
 
 
 
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