Flying Bicycle Becomes A Reality = Paravelo
John Foden and Yannick Read live in the UK and love two things very much – bikes and flying. Merge those two passions together and you have the XploreAir Paravelo flying bicycle. Sure it is still...
View ArticlesenseFly eBee Autonomous 2D/3D Mapping Drone
This has to be one of the best autonomous drones I have seen in a while. Not only is it available for purchase today… it is incredibly well thought out. The senseFly eBee UAV can fly...
View ArticleUS Drone Crashes In Florida
Not sure how you feel about the US government flying drones over American soil… but they are doing it. Apparently folks sitting in traffic yesterday on Highway 98 have a drone crash to thank for...
View ArticleSkyrunner By Parajet
The folks at Parajet have just completed their second prototype flying buggy named the Skyrunner. It isn’t cheap at $120,000, but how many options does one have for a flying car? The Skyrunner is...
View ArticleFAA Allows In-Flight Use Of Electronic Devices
Looks like our fine US Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (the FAA) lightened up the rules against passengers using their Personal Electronic Devices during the flight.Â...
View ArticleIXION Windowless Jet Is Much Cooler Than It Sounds
At first pass a windowless jet sounds like a horrible idea. Who wants to sit inside an airplane for a long flight with no window view? Not me. The IXION Windowless Jet Concept manages to take a...
View ArticleHow A Million Dollar U.A.V Drone “Lands”
Not exactly what I expected from a U.A.V drone that costs about 1-million dollars. Video of this odd drone landing after the break.
View ArticleSolar Impulse 2 Airplane Powered Entirely By The Sun Makes Trip Around World
The future has arrived in the form of a solar powered airplane making a trip around the world. The Solar Impulse 2 took off from Abu Dhabi yesterday with plans of going around the world. The Solar...
View ArticleThe Aero-X Hoverbike Is Real
The Aero-X Hoverbike is going to be available for purchase next year. Honestly. According to the makers, Aerofex, this Star Wars looking hoverbike will be hitting stores next year for $85,000. Totally...
View ArticleSpaceX Releases Video Of Emergency Escape Test
In an effort to get rated for human space flights, SpaceX is developing their Crew Dragon Launch Abort System (LAS). The video, after the break, shows real time footage of this life saving backup...
View ArticleSaker S-1 Personal Fighter Jet
If, unlike me, you have $5-million kicking around and want your own personal fighter jet, pay attention. The Saker S-1 is getting closer to launching and expects the first deliveries to hit in 2019....
View ArticleMen With Jetpacks Chase Emirates A380 Jumbo Jet Over Dubai
Don’t get me wrong, this is pretty awesome but I can’t help thinking of all the ways this could go wrong. I mean, who needs to smuggle a bomb on to a plane when you can just fly one right up to the...
View Article3D Printed UAV Hits 150MPH
This beast is the world’s first jet-powered, 3D printed UAV and hit hits 150mph. This collaboration between Aurora Flight Sciences and Stratasys is most likely the fastest unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV).
View ArticleJoby 16-Rotor Electric VTOL Aircraft
Fingers crossed that electric VTOL (vertical take off and landing) aircraft become a reality. The folks at Joby Aviation agree and have started showing off their S2 VTOL concept. It has two seats, a...
View ArticleEasyJet To Begin Testing Hybrid Planes
One way the budget airlines are able to offer such low airfare is by cutting costs. T’his means luggage fees, tighter seating, and now hybrid airplanes. How much can a hybrid fleet save a small...
View ArticleFlyboard Air By Zapata Racing
A bit Iron Man and a bit Green Goblin. Either way it is totally awesome. The Flyboard Air by Zapata Racing begins where the water-jet Flyboards leaves off. No more tethering to a jetski and tons of...
View ArticleUsing Drones To Help Make It Rain
Drones continue to make headlines as they are being used for fishing, videography, racing, human flight, and more. So, no surprise that they are soon going to be used for cloud seeding to help make it...
View ArticleCri-Cri Is The World’s Smallest Twin-Engine Manned Airplane
This awesome little airplane is the world’s smallest twin-engine manned aircraft. It was designed in the 1970s by Michel Colomban and is named the Cri-Cri. Cri-Cri features include a single seat, an...
View ArticleIcon A5 Plane Crash Kills Two People
There is currently a Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board investigation into the crash of the experimental ICON A5 amphibious airplane. Jon Karkow, lead engineer,...
View ArticleWorld’s Largest Airplane
Paul Allen, cofounder of Microsoft, has been busy with his airplane project, Stratolaunch. This monster airplane started back in 2011 and while photos are starting to emerge the plane is still...
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