Human-carrying drone manufacturer Hoversurf, a tech company based in San Francisco, has built the world’s first fully-manned hoverbike that uses a set of front and back propellers. The Scorpion-3 single-seat allows riders to navigate in the air as if they were a motorbike, and can stay airborne for up to 27 minutes. The video below… Continue reading Hoverbike Scorpion-3
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World’s Biggest RC Helicopter
RC Media World posted a video of a EC-135 ADAC Notarzt Christoph 33 helicopter. The scale model has an 3.50 meters (11.5 foot) rotor diameter, and weighs 49 kilograms (approximately 108 pounds). The model plane was showcased at Modellflugtreffen in Damelang, Germany.
GRIFF 300: Heavy Lifting Drone
Norwegian Griff Aviation company has created a heavy-cargo drones that can lift up to 225 kilogram (496lbs), in addition to its own 75 kilogram (165lbs) weight, depending on payload, and pilots through the air for 30 to 45 minutes on a single charge. The Griff drone will be available in three models the 125, 300… Continue reading GRIFF 300: Heavy Lifting Drone
Human Flying Drone
YouTube star Casey Neistat took a snowboard and went flying over the Scandinavian ski area pulled by a custom-built giant drone. The drone itself is an absolutely massive 16-rotor machine, powerful enough to lift a human, given the weight it needs to be able to carry. Watch the video below.
Homemade Hoverbike
Inventor Colin Furze built a homemade hover bike controlled by two control bars that allows the flying machine to respond to a human pilot’s leaning movements and natural sense of balance. The crazy inventor succeeded in making the bike hover off the ground. Watch the video below.
Super-Drone Flying Machine With 54 Propellers
A YouTube user gasturbine101 has posted a video online of a unique flying machine with 54 counter-rotation propeller that looks like a small group of drones attached to each other. In the video below, shows a test flight of the flying machine, which its inventor claims that it can carry approximately 164 kg (360 lbs) and fly for… Continue reading Super-Drone Flying Machine With 54 Propellers
AeroMobil 3.0: The Flying Car
Aeromobil has unveiled its latest Aeromobil 3.0 model at the Pioneers Festival in Vienna, demonstrating its flight capabilities to the public for the first time. Last year, the company launched the Aeromobil 2.5 as the final prototype before the 3.0, which is supposed to be production ready. The AeroMobil 3.0 comes with a folding insect-like… Continue reading AeroMobil 3.0: The Flying Car
Volocopter VC200 First Flight
A German company called E-volo, has designed a two-seater remote controlled electric helicopter with multiple smaller propellers in the same way the tiny quadcopters maneuver. The brilliant Volocopter VC200 has 18 propellers, along with 18 zero-emission motors powered by six battery packs. Its frame is created from carbon fiber to keep the aircraft lightweight. The first flight tests took place on November, 17th 2013… Continue reading Volocopter VC200 First Flight