that's because it was built by a pilot named bob starr. i would have trouble fitting in there. how did he fit in there? >> bob was a really sort of slightly built guy, right? so, he sort of squirmed himself in. >> the little plane only carried two and a half gallons of gas. so, the flight of the bumblebee was very, very short. i'm just surprised it made it off the ground. >> yeah, well, you know, one of the reasons he kind of named it "bumblebee" is, you know, there's the old myth that you know if bumblebees knew anything about physics they wouldn't be able to fly, right? so, that's kind of where he took the theme from. >> up there is a concept that really needed to "be" aware of the physics of flying. that looks like a one-man flying machine. >> it is. it's a one-man hoppicopter. it was meant to drop soldiers into battle with their own personal helicopter. interesting idea but terrible application. all it did was break legs, and it was abandoned really quickly. >> oh, no! so, it didn't work? >> didn't work. >> if the hangar seemed crammed with craft, outside looked like a gino