In 1997, a British racing team conquered the landspeed record in a jet-powered vehicle reaching a speed of 763 mph. This time around, they have created a new, more potent vehicle called the Bloodhound SSC (Super Sonic Car). As you can image, this thing flies thanks to the engine, or wait, rocket powered engine. The [...]
The idea of a flying car still seems decades away, but Massachusetts company Terrafugia seems to think otherwise. They are building a carbon fiber car/plane concept that will go into production by the end of 2009. That’s right, we will be able to drive n’ fly in the very near future for a reasonable price [...]
Yesterday, October 3rd 2008, Raytheon successfully tested its 30 pound, 10 ft wide unmanned aircraft, designed for surveillance and reconnaissance called the KillerBee. It’s got a range of 100 miles and/or 15 hours of sustainable flight time. Something you may not expect is the seemingly low-tech recovery system. Which is basically a big net that the craft flies into to stop it. The cr[...]
The video above Is a mind boggling simulation of global air Traffic flow over a 24 hour time period. It is interesting to see the change in flight patterns from day to night, country to country. Billions of passengers travel each year, which breaks down to be millions of passengers flying each day. [...]
You read it correctly, a man known as the “Jetman” has accomplished quite a feat. The Swiss inventor/pilot Yves Rossy has become the first man to fly solo over the English Channel using his self-built set of wings and jet engine. The wings are strapped to his back, rendering him to be more of a [...]
French aviation company, Lisa Airplanes and China’s Trina Solar have teamed up to be the first to fly around the earth without burning a drop of gas. They are calling it the “Hy Bird” and specs are tentative because it’s not planned to launch until late 2009, but the plane’s use of Trina’s solar panels [...]
Since the FAA created the Light Sport Aircraft category in ‘04 a slew of companies new to the game are popping up like ICON Aircraft, allowing for innovation in unexplored areas of aviation and some trick toys. Feast your eyes on the ICON A5 (above). So, you ask, what makes this airplane different from the [...]
Well, for those of you out there who have been dreaming of flight; the market for JetPacks is growing bigger seemingly everyday. The most practical version is being produced by Martin Jetpacks . It’s got two fatty fans powered by a 2.0L V4 2-stroke engine (aka LOUD) giving you 600lbs of thrust at a twist [...]
