OhGizmo! (Free subscription) | 05/15/2008
By Evan Ackerman First of all, WANT. Yesterday, in Switzerland, Yves Rossy made the first official demonstration flight of his jet powered personal flying wing. He was dropped from a plane at 8000 feet and spent 5 minutes flying (horizontally!) over the mountains at speeds of up to 186 MPH before parachuting gently to the ground. The [...]
Coolest Gadgets (Free subscription) | 05/15/2008
From the dawn of intellectual thought, man has been contemplating the idea of independent flight, soaring through the clouds, nothing between us and the earth’s surface. What if us humans had wings? No doubt, airplanes were a huge step towards the independent flight of man, but in order to fly a plane, you have to be a licensed pilot, and who has the time and patience for all of that mess? A Swiss...
Geek News Central (Free subscription) | 05/15/2008
This news story has been all over TV today, words cannot adequately express how much I want one of these. I doubt there is a geek in the world that has not dreamed of their own jetpack, and the key...
GraniteGrok (Free subscription) | 05/16/2008
I will NEVER be able to persuade TMEW to buy one of these. Heck, I won't ever get the chance to even TRY one of these puppies!No, this is not Photoshopped. That is a real guy. That is a real...
