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Florida’s XTI Aircraft has ben working on its TriFan eVTOL concept for at least five years now, and while a passenger version is still the key focus, the company has now put forward a long-range, autonomous diesel-hybrid cargo variant.Continue ReadingC… Continue reading XTI reconfigures its TriFan eVTOL as a diesel-hybrid cargo drone
Drone-like VTOL capabilities with a long-range, high-speed turboshaft cruise mode: South Africa’s Pegasus Vertical Business Jet hopes to deliver the best of both worlds in a futuristic transitioning aircraft for high flyers.Continue ReadingCategory: Ai… Continue reading Pegasus Vertical Business Jet: VTOL with turboshaft cruise
Florida’s Undefined Technologies claims it has managed to increase the thrust levels of ion propulsion systems to “unprecedented levels” with its “Air Tantrum” technology, enabling near-silent drones with no moving parts, that look like flying pallets…. Continue reading Will the physics add up for near-silent, ion-propelled cargo drones?
Ostentatious displays of wealth have always been a bit distasteful, but they’re becoming considerably more so in recent years as the gaping chasm between the uber-rich and the rest of us has broadened and deepened. And that was before the pandemic, in … Continue reading Up close with the “post-opulent” new Rolls-Royce Ghost
France’s Nawa Technologies is setting up operations in the United States, and bringing its fast, affordable vertically aligned carbon nanotube (VACNT) manufacturing process into a new application: making carbon fiber composites much stronger.Continue R… Continue reading NawaStitch promises to make carbon composites even lighter and stronger
Another day, another completely bonkers electric hypercar. The Elation Freedom has a truly cringeworthy name, but we’d put up with it for the experience of driving a sweet-looking, 1,903-horsepower, gull-winged beast like this one.Continue ReadingCateg… Continue reading Elation Hypercars announces a 1,903-hp, electric gull-winged monster
Athlete endorsements are meaningful to people buying sporting goods. Want some basketball shoes? Check out what Steph Curry’s wearing, if those kicks can keep his wonky, hundred-million-dollar ankles safe, chances are they’ll work for you too. Tiger Wo… Continue reading Review: AndaSeat Fnatic Edition treats your butt like a pro gamer’s
He flew too close to the sun. French extreme sports athlete Vince Reffet has died after a jet suit training incident in the desert near Dubai. The 36-year-old was the second person on the planet to fly Yves Rossi’s Jetman flight suit.Continue ReadingCa… Continue reading Jet suit pilot Vince Reffet dies in Dubai crash
Texan company Quin Design has released a remarkable flip-up, carbon fiber smart helmet for adventure and touring motorcyclists, with built-in Bluetooth communications and the ability to detect crashes and call for help when a rider’s in trouble.Continu… Continue reading Quin Quest modular smart helmet will call for help if you crash
Spanish company Quaternium has destroyed its own record for gasoline-electric drone endurance with a 10-hour, 14-minute flight. But how does that stack up against hydrogen and batteries, and what are the implications for the emerging eVTOL market?Conti… Continue reading World record drone flights: Hydrogen vs battery vs gasoline-electric