Yves Rossy, a former Swiss military pilot, spent 5 years developing these foldable carbon fibre wings that each hold two kerosene-powered jet engines allowing him to fly, literally, like a bird, horizontally. Pretty amazing project that looks like it came right out of the next James Bond film. Yves Rossy – Photo Gallery of the […]
The BitESC is the smallest speed/motor controller I have come across. It is designed to work with the motors from those tiny R/C cars we all bought at least one of, but now never use. Well, here is you chance to make a really tiny R/C plane The BitESC is a small electronic speed controller […]
This homebrew paraplane called the “Black Rainbow”, functions as a payload lifter and spybot by carrying a 120 gram, 5 mega-pixel digital camera. Some pretty detailed info on its construction at the link below. Just make sure your neighbors know what you are up to before setting it loose. Black Rainbow Homebuilt Parafoil
Today on BBtv, Xeni talks with Wired’s Chris Anderson and “airplane geek” Jordi Munoz about blimp-based aerial drones. Through his DIYDrones site, Chris is on a mission to create an under $100 UAV. The robo-blimp used in the vehicle shown in the vid is based on Jed Berk’s Blubber Bot design, featured on the cover […]
I doubt the MAKE Store will be carry this any time soon, but we can always dream. This is the ultimate kit to make and show off to all your friends. You can pick one up for under $30,000 which is cheap compared to other helicopters. Imagine showing up for the next meet-up in this […]
Wired Science has a nice segment on Wired Editor in Chief Chris Anderson’s efforts to bring together amateurs working with unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). DIY UAVs – [via] Link
Is this really the world’s smallest personal helicopter? Your guess is as good as ours, still it looks like a pretty cool way to avoid the morning rush if you don’t mind burning a hole in your scalp. Watch the video! A Personal Helicopter Can Lift You Up – [via], Link
