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DIY RC Airplane Made from 25cc Weed Wacker Motor!

by max on March 7th, 2009
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Here’s a really cool DIY RC plane powered by a 25cc weed wacker motor! I don’t know if that’s cheaper but a good way to re-use your old weed wacker into something more useful and fun. I have built a couple of the Aircore brand fold and glue airplanes and used them to learn how to fly, I strongly recommend starting out with one if you want to get into glow engine airp ...

DIY Life-size replica of Concorde Engine!

by max on September 25th, 2008
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Concorde may be one of the fastest airplanes that most of us will ever ride in our lifetime and someone has made a 1:1 real life-size replica of the Concorde engine using what he learned from a $10 Concorde engine repair book he bought on eBay. This engine might not run but I am sure the guy who made it knows almost every detail of what went into making the Concorde engine. .gall ...

Quiksilver The Ray Eco-Friendly Watch!

by max on August 22nd, 2008
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Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Quicksilver introduces the world’s first eco-friendly watch through carbon-footprint-saving shipping methods (basically ship not air) and recyclable materials. It looks pretty good in my opinion, I might have to get one soon. Quiksilver is introducing the world’s first eco-friendly time ...

MotoPod is a Motorcycle Stash for your Personal Airplane!

by max on August 14th, 2008
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Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Perhaps, this MotoPod will let more people with personal airplanes to get around town easier by letting them stash their favorite dirt bike/motorcycle under the plane. …basically a cargo pod that allows you to carry a street-legal motorcycle underneath your plane. The motorcycle is a Yamaha XT2 ...

Video of A380 Airplane Taking Off

by max on August 6th, 2008
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Here’s a cool video of the A380 taking off. (See this post for what an A380 looks like inside) I can’t wait to get a seat in one of these airplanes. The cam feed can be shown on the seat-back displays and gives you an almost Superman-like view of the aircraft from 79-feet up at the top of the tail. It’s pretty amazing watching the behemoth aircraft surge slowly down ...

USB Ring Optical Mouse!

by max on July 15th, 2008
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Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode This little ring mouse will help you get more stuff done by letting your mouse sit on your finger. It’s even got a scroll button so you can use your thumb or the index finger to scroll. - Innovative design, cool gadget - Mouse attaches to index fingers - Allows you to control the cursor/mouse ...

Plane powered by Oxyride dry cell batteries

by kenji on October 13th, 2006
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imagine pulling into work with one of these I wonder if this will ever go commercial? I hope so and not at the same time. Don’t really want drunken people flying into my house at night (-.-) Either way much props to this team! ...