We all know how badass the Harriers and F-35s of the world are but some of these other perpendicular take - off and landing ( VTOL ) aircraft from history are totally wild . The Williams X - Jet was essentially a vanish one - man podium drum affair . The Avro Canada VZ-9 Avrocar was legitimately a man - made flying saucer . And so many other VTOL aircraft look like they ’ve been ripped from The Jetsons or something .
Check out all the vertical take - off and landing jet aircraft in history below :
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