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Would You Use a Personal Flying Vehicle, if the Riding Position was Terrifying?
I'm glad I wasn't the only person who thought Flying Flapjack~ But, this actually reminds me more of the conceptual civilian Flapjack from the May 1947 issue of Mechanix Illustrated, with it's backyard STOL landing strip and tilting cockpit:
The more things change...
Name six vehicles that weren't terrifying to most people at the time they were initially designed.
I'm reminded of the Vought XF5U AKA the "Flying Flapjack." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vought_XF5U