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It was a concept car in 2009, and now it is a real car being manufactured in California. It’s called the Fisker Karma and it is a plug-in hybrid that should be able to compete with cars like the Chevy Volt and Tesla Roadster. Here’s a look: More info: First Drive: 2012 Fisker Karma And [...]
This video offers a great introduction to gyrocopters: The video points out that most gyrocopters come from kits, and some “can be built in just 50 hours”. Flying a gyrocopter is fairly easy, and this video (while not the greatest quality) will take you through the steps: Part 2 Some gyrocopters come with a system [...]
The Flynano airplane we discussed earlier this week brings up a great question – what is an ultralight aircraft? An ultralight aircraft in the United States is defined by the FAA through this regulation: FAR 103 If you read through that page you will find the following points: The 155-pound weight limitation has been retained [...]
The Flynano airplane has been getting incredible publicity over the last couple of days because it is such a revolutionary airplane. It is small, extremely light (70 kg/154 pounds), relatively inexpensive (less than $40K) and, in theory, anyone can fly it without a license. Here is some of the coverage: – http://dvice.com/archives/2011/04/carbon-fiber-fl.php Constructed out of [...]
Anyone who has ever played with Hot Wheel cars knows that there are two staples in the track layout arena: There is the loop, and there is the jump. At the Indy 500 this year, they are scaling the jump up to real life: World-Record Jump Attempt Set for Indianapolis 500 A dedicated crew of [...]
Last week the world was treated to an unexpected spectacle – the sight of an airplane cabin with a big hole in it open to the sky. We can imagine that this spectacle was even more unexpected to people who were on the flight. If you saw photos or video of the hole, you may [...]
Imagine a bus. The image you have in your mind probably involves a huge, slow box on wheels spewing clouds of diesel exhaust. Now throw out that image and try this one on for size – this is the Superbus: It is electric, so no fumes. It has a top speed of 250 kph/ 155 [...]
Baja SAE is a competition for college students – the goal is to design, build and race a Baja-style car, as shown here: Power comes from a 10 HP overhead valve Briggs&Stratton engine Building a typical Baja SAE car from the frame up: Why is Baja SAE important? This video is a long explanation of [...]
This fascinating video of a seagull ornithopter appeared on the web this week: If you watch closely, even the head moves to control flight. What is the goal? It’s a Bird! It’s a Plane! It’s … a New Seagull-Like Robot Spy Drone! The photo in the article shows you the size of the bird robot. [...]
Sometimes, after we have looked at something in a certain way for a really long time, we cannot see it any other way. Then someone with the stuff of genius comes along and reconceptualizes it and we say, “why didn’t I think of that!” Such is the case with the conventional four-stroke internal combustion engine. [...]
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