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Future of Airplanes! [VIDEO]

Do you ever wonder one day being able to play virtual simulation golf with your buddies in mid-flight to Asia somewhere?

Well, here’s a proof of concept on future of airplanes that shows you exactly that.  I do have doubts though, the way airline industry being run currently, there’s no way economy class is going to get any better than it is right now, airline industry makes way too much more money by putting passengers in overly-cramped seats for the next 100 years.  And talk about how it’s not really improved over the last 50 years.   But for those of y

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DIY RC Airplane Made from 25cc Weed Wacker Motor!

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 airplanes.

Balanced properly its a predictable airframe. Due to

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DIY Life-size replica of Concorde Engine!

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.

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Quiksilver The Ray Eco-Friendly Watch!

video://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaVxnD4Soeg

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 timepiece, a watch that has been designed to not only be built from recyclable materials but also do so with a minimal carbon footprint. Quiksilver does this by using sea shipping rather than airplanes and

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MotoPod is a Motorcycle Stash for your Personal Airplane!

video://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lq2dLNiFaos

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 XT225 which was selected because it was both economical and lightweight, and overall the pod and bike add about 500 pounds to an aircraft’s total weight. (Resulting in an airspeed cut of about 9 knots.)

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Video of A380 Airplane Taking Off

Here’s a cool video of the A380 taking off. (

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USB Ring Optical Mouse!

video://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgtOJ1INf-A

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 and type at the same time – Perfect for using in constrained areas (airplanes, trains and buses) – 75% lighter

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Plane powered by Oxyride dry cell batteries

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!

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