5 More Strange Flying Machines

In our last list of strange aircraft, we stuck to covering the weirdest jets to take to the sky, but there are plenty of other types of bizarre flying machines out there! In this episode, Hank will tell you about five other unlikely fliers, and what we've learned from them. Hosted by: Hank Green SciShow has a spinoff podcast! It's called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at https://www.scishowtangents.org ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters: Alex Hackman, Andrew Finley Brenan, Lazarus G, Sam Lutfi, D.A. Noe, الخليفي سلطان, Piya Shedden, KatieMarie Magnone, Scott Satovsky Jr, Charles Southerland, Patrick D. Ashmore, charles george, Kevin Bealer, Chris Peters ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishow Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/scishow Tumblr: http://scishow.tumblr.com Instagram: http://instagram.com/thescishow ---------- Sources: Caspian Sea Monster: https://interestingengineering.com/a-closer-look-at-the-soviet-navys-1987-lun-class-ekranoplan https://web.archive.org/web/20140116113227/http://www.aviationtrivia.info/rcairplane/Caspian-Sea-Monster.php https://www.autoevolution.com/news/russian-ground-effect-vehicles-127623.html http://www.historynet.com/extremes-flying-ships.htm Gossamer Albatross: https://www.engadget.com/2013/02/01/the-highs-and-lows-of-human-powered-flight/ https://www.wired.com/2010/08/0823gossamer-condor-human-powered-flight/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1979/06/13/pedal-driven-plane-flies-channel/3f6fedfb-47b9-41e3-9225-a28d907c271b/ https://www.historychannel.com.au/this-day-in-history/first-human-powered-aircraft-wins-prize/ Avrocar: https://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/Visit/Museum-Exhibits/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/195801/avro-canada-vz-9av-avrocar/ http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/270921.pdf [PDF] https://unwritten-record.blogs.archives.gov/2014/04/03/avrocar-the-u-s-militarys-flying-saucer/ https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/a8699/declassified-americas-secret-flying-saucer-15075926/ M2-F1: https://www.nasa.gov/centers/armstrong/news/FactSheets/FS-011-DFRC.html http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?do=main.textpost&id=2f051d5a-92b1-4139-b64e-6e09a173e45f https://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19980169231.pdf [PDF] http://www.century-of-flight.net/Aviation%20history/evolution%20of%20technology/Lifting%20Bodies.htm Aerocycle: http://www.aviastar.org/helicopters_eng/lockner_helicovector.php https://www.warhistoryonline.com/military-vehicle-news/bizarre-de-lackner-hz-1-aerocycle.html https://www.motor1.com/news/75788/the-hz-1-aerocycle-wasnt-the-armys-brightest-idea/ http://all-aero.com/index.php/45-planes-d-e-f/2856-de-lackner-dh-4-heli-vector-hz-1-aerocycle