Jul 29
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One of mankind’s most adored gadgets (yes, the jetpack) is moving one step closer to mainstream today with the unveiling of the Martin Jetpack. Revealed in front of a crowd in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, this human transporter is technically defined by the FAA as an “experimental ultralight airplane, equipped with a gas-powered, V-4 piston engine and two ducted fans that provide the lift.” Currently, the $100,000 machine can only hover for around 30 minutes and rise to 8,000 feet, and those who sign up to purchase one will first have to complete 15 hours of flight training as well as a “safety screening.” Check out an all-too-short video after the jump to see the device lift off, float around and land — totally underwhelming, but the optimistic few will surely see promise.
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Source: Darren Murph
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Aug 27
Filed under: Transportation
There’s a new presidential helicopter in town, and while George W. will have to run for a third term to get a shot at it, the next president of the United States is a lock for showing up on the White House lawn in this new ride. The Marine One VH-71 is a good many years in production, and will finally show up in 2009. There’s seating room for 14 passengers, along with a kitchen, bathroom, high-speed communications suite, sound and vibration reduction and missile protection. The new choppers — Lockheed Martin is building 23 of them by 2018 — have a 350 mile range, compared to the current 100 miles of the VH-3Ds, and are being billed an “Oval Office in the sky.” There was really never a better time to throw your hat in the ring for “leader of the free world.”
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Source: Paul Miller
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Aug 17
Filed under: Misc. Gadgets, Transportation
We’ve already seen speed cameras pop up in a few unusual places, but Spain now looks to be trying to extend their reach even further, with the country set to launch a fleet of helicopters aimed at cracking down on speeding in its major cities. According to theNewspaper.com, the helicopters will be equipped with Wescam MX15 forward-looking infrared cameras that’ll take pictures of the target vehicle’s license plate, while a separate radar system calculates the speed of the vehicle. Officials say that makes the system accurate from an altitude of 1,000 feet and distance of one kilometer (or 0.6 miles). While there doesn’t appear to be a fixed timeline for getting things off the ground, Spain’s Direccion General de Trafico hopes to eventually have helicopters deployed in seven cities, including Madrid, Valencia, and Seville, where we’re guessing conventional speed camera detectors will soon be of little use.
[Thanks, Richard]
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Source: Donald Melanson
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