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Helicopter Emulates Falling Maple Seed Pod: I’m Never Getting in One of These Things

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Riding in a helicopter can be a thrilling, and sometimes harrowing experience. But this helicopter design is one that I can say that with certainty that I would never, ever set foot inside of.…

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January 30th, 2011 by: Technabob

Daredevil Jumps From Hot Air Balloon Wearing Rocket Wing, Flies Loops

I can trace my lust for a personal jet pack back to a single specific event from my youth. The episode of Fall Guy… where Lee Majors used a jet pack really got my attention. Since I saw that show, I have wanted one and I honestly expected by the

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November 8th, 2010 by: Shane McGlaun

Xtraordinary Adventures Starts Booking Suborbital Space Flights

I always wanted to be an astronaut when I was a kid and go into space. Aliens were typically really hot chicks on Star Trek… and you got to wear an awesome helmet so I was sold. A company called Xtraordinary Adventures will now take you on a suborbital space

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July 30th, 2010 by: Shane McGlaun

Chinese Farmer Makes DIY Helicopter, Killjoy Government Bans Him From Flying for ‘Safety Reasons’

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As a child, 20-year old Wu Zhongyuan dreamed of owning a flying machine. It seems that in his hometown Luoyang, in central China’s Henan province, some people, including him, had to “climb mountains” to get to their school. Unlike most of us, Wu acted on his childhood wish and made…

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August 9th, 2009 by: Lambert Varias

Parajet Skycar Now Available for Pre-Order, Governments May Need to Prepare Driving-Flying Licences

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Why have I not read about this before? The ParaJet SkyCar, invented by Giles Cardozo, is the world’s first street legal FLYING CAR.

As in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Flying Car, except that it uses a nylon “Paramenia Reflex” wing to control its flight. The car is able to fly…

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July 26th, 2009 by: Lambert Varias

Logitech Flight System G940: for Serious Virtual Pilots

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Logitech continue their quest to serve the deep-pocketed hardcore gamers with the upcoming Flight System G940. The G940 is a combination of a force feedback joystick, a dual throttle and foot pedals and has more than 250 programmable button options, giving you easy access and total control of everything, from…

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June 8th, 2009 by: Lambert Varias

The Sky Crawlers: the Most Beautiful Wii Game You’Ve Probably Never Heard of

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The Sky Crawlers should be beautiful–the combination of Production I.G.’s visuals from the animated film and the Ace Combat… team from Namco Bandai should be a home run every time. The problem isn’t the Wii game’s beauty, but the simple reality that, at first, there seemed to be no reason

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May 4th, 2009 by: Alisha K.

Black Box Server Casemod Should Survive a Plane Crash

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I’m not sure why nobody ever thought of this before, but I think it’s a cool idea. This clever casemod took the shell from an old flight data recorder (a.k.a. “Black Box”) and transformed it into a Linux server.

A modder going simply by the name of Brett got his…

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June 12th, 2008 by: Technabob

Come Fly Away With Wii

Wii Airplane Controller by PEGA

At this point, the Nintendo Wii really only has one flight game available, Wing Island. Anyway, somebody still thought it might be a good idea to take the Wii controls and stick ‘em into a flight control rig.

PEGA’s $12.99 Wii Airplane Controller Stand suction cups onto any flat surface,…

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July 29th, 2007 by: Technabob

Own Your Own Rocket Pack

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For the low, low price of just $250,000 you can have your very own jet pack that you can strap onto your back.

The TAM Rocket Belt is a complete rocket pack system which is custom fitted to the exact specifications of the pilot. It can lift a person of…

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March 23rd, 2007 by: Technabob

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