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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Giant RC Airbus A320 for Indoor Flight
The massive remote controlled Airbus A-320 jumbo model plane could hardly be called miniature with its 4.7 meters (15.7 foot), but it surprisingly weighs less than 1 Kilograms. The airplane model was built by Airstage and was tested at the Modell Süd Stuttgart 2016 in Stuttgart, Germany. Take a look at the plane taking off… Continue reading Giant RC Airbus A320 for Indoor Flight
Amazon Makes First Drone Delivery in UK
Amazon has made its first Prime Air drone delivery to a customer on December 7, 2016 during a private trial in Cambridgeshire, England. The delivery took about 13 minutes from the time customer Richard B. placed his order to the time the package was delivered to his place. Richard B. is just one of two… Continue reading Amazon Makes First Drone Delivery in UK
Roberta Mancino Flies Over Volcano in Wingsuit
A promotional video for GoPro shows Roberta Mancino, an Italian base jumper, stepping out of a helicopter at 5,000 meters (15,000 feet) and flying over the top of Villarrica, one of Chile’s most active volcanoes.
Shop U: Drone Delivery Service in Kuwait
Shop U online company revealed its latest delivery method with plans to use drones to fly small packages to consumers doorsteps around Kuwait. A first of its kind in the Gulf region, the drone service is expected to be launched within next month. Watch the video below.
Amazing LED Drones Light up Mount Fuji
A spectacular display of LED drones performed a coordinated ballet at the majestic foot of Mount Fuji. The performance was produced by Japanese company MicroAd, which used more than 20 of its LED-encrusted Sky Magic drones to fly in formation with the music, their 16,500 lights twinkling in the dusk gloom. Watch the video below.
How Does An Owl Fly So Silently?
BBC Earth team set up a fascinating experiment to show the silent graceful flight of a barn owl. Using sensitive sound equipment the team try to find out how an owl can fly so silently compared to other birds. 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.