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First look: Inside SureFly’s two-person octocopter

sudshr47 August 14, 2018

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In Manhattan’s Flatiron Plaza on Monday, children gawked and construction workers tiptoed in curiosity around transportation company Workhorse’s product showcase of two futuristic vehicles: the first electric pickup truck, and the Surefly octocopter drone.

Workhorse is a midwestern transportation company that specializes in electric trucks, particularly for commercial (not personal) use. It gained attention this past May when it achieved manned flight of its SureFly hybrid helicopter. With eight propellers that provide balance, it’s designed more like a drone than a traditional helicopter — so it’s better described as a personal drone octocopter. Also, octocopter is pretty fun to say, so that’s what we’re going with, OK?! Read more…

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This sensor stops your quadcopter before it can cut you

sudshr47 May 28, 2018

The folks at Spectrum have found a truly cool project for quadcopter pilots. It’s a spinning sensor that will stop the rotors if your finger gets too close to the blades, thereby preventing you – or your kids – from getting cut. Researchers at the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia created so-called Safety Rotor […]

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NASA will send a tiny helicopter to Mars in 2020

sudshr47 May 11, 2018

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NASA announced that it’s sending a helicopter to Mars in a little over two years. 

If successful, this aerial Mars explorer, with a body about the size of a football, would be the first helicopter to fly on another planet. 

NASA hopes to launch the prototype to Mars with the agency’s 2020 rover, which is designed to hunt for signs of past life on the red planet.

“After the Wright Brothers proved 117 years ago that powered, sustained, and controlled flight was possible here on Earth, another group of American pioneers may prove the same can be done on another world,” Thomas Zurbuchen, the Associate Administrator for NASA’s Science Mission Directorate, said in a statement.  Read more…

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Tom Cruise’s new stunt in ‘Mission Impossible: Fallout’ will give you cold sweats

sudshr47 January 30, 2018

Not one to watch if you get vertigo.
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On The Graham Norton Show, Tom Cruise described the biggest Mission Impossible stunt sequence ever filmed. In involves him flying,…

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