I want one of these......

[witchbottles]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goodyear_Inflatoplane

A missed chance for an inexpensive mass-producible spotter / observation plane?

 

[jrv]

its sponsor, the United States Army, ultimately cancelled the project when it could not find a "valid military use for an aircraft that could be brought down by a well-aimed bow and arrow".

I also have to wonder if it was all that much cheaper than a Maytag Messerschmitt, plus I wonder if it could hold up two people and a radio. But it is entertaining.

JR

 

[jrv]

This is what you really want: the Brodie Landing System:

JR