Posts Tagged ‘Flight’
Concepts
Multicopter: A Manned Quadricopter Times Four (video)
Strap a yoga ball to 16 horizontally rotating propellers and apparently you can claim a world’s first. German aircraft company E-Volo slapped together something they’re calling a Multicopter and recently they achi...
Military
Martin Jetpack Flies to New Heights (video)
The Martin Jetpack team is at it again. In April they succeeded with a 7 minutes flight high above the earth’s surface and now, just a few days ago, they’ve taken the hover device to new heights, literally. They f...
Science
Martin Jetpack Floats for a New Record (video)
We’ve been hearing about the Martin Jetpack for well over 2 years now, and unfortunately it still hasn’t gone into production. However, the company has released a new video of the jetpack hovering mid air for 7 min...
Gaming
The Ultimate Home Flight Simulator, For Only $5000
Learning to fly costs a lot of money. A quick Google search reveals that it can be anywhere from $3000-$12,000+, and that’s just learning to fly one type of aircraft. It’s no doubt a costly hobby, and if you want to...
Flight
Boeing Unveils Phantom Ray Unmanned Aircraft
Boeing recently unveiled (or disclosed, if you want to put it that way) their latest invention, the Phantom Ray. The Ray is a remote-controlled stealth aircraft that’s got some seriously impressive specs. Intended for ...
Solar Power
All Solar Plane Makes Its Maiden Voyage
Yesterday we had an interesting solar powered lantern, but now we’re upping the scale with a solar powered plane! The Solar Impulse had its first flight today in Switzerland, getting 5,500 feet of altitude and doing test ...