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tiltrotor

Buy Your Own V22, Kinda: Bell 609 Civilian Tiltrotor Gets Rolled-Out

Forget the improbable promises of the Falx tiltrotor: Bell aircraft has rolled out its 609 civilian tiltrotor for real. Looking and flying like a smaller cousin of the military V22 Osprey, also a Bell vehicle, the 609 will undoubtedly please millionaire business people since it can perform all the rooftop-landing duties of a normal helicopter, but flies twice as fast and can fly 9 passengers up to 25,000 feet altitude. Plus, it'd be undeniably cooler to turn up at your meetings in something that looks like it belongs in a sci-fi flick versus something that reminds people of Magnum, PI. More »

5:58 AM on Thu Jul 17 2008
By Kit Eaton
6,861 views, 47 comments

Latest by ogremustcrush: I'm sure that any modern version would have computer assisted controls that ensure stability, and thus safety. They didn't exist or weren't anywhere as sophisticated when the original testing of the Osprey took place. more »

crazy

Jet Skiing in a Jacuzzi Is Half Crazy Half Sad

So here is how it goes: crazy guy puts real jet ski in a hot tub, gets in, rides it, and most water goes out. And that's it. Really, it looks more exciting than it sounds. OK, it's just sad. [Random Good Stuff]

10:25 AM on Wed Jul 16 2008
By Jesus Diaz
8,231 views, 63 comments

Latest by n/a: He was probably testing it in the jacuzzi, then had this brilliant idea of posting it on the internet. My dad ran our fishing boat's engine in a large garbage bin to see if it worked, which is did. more »

wind energy

NASA Wind Map Shows You Where The Greatest Gusts Blow

In an effort to figure out the best areas to harvest wind energy, scientists from NASA's Earth Science Division have used several years of QuikSCAT satellite data to produce some pretty awesome looking wind power density maps. According to them, if the areas with high wind power—an average wind of greater than 30 knots (45 miles an hour)—were tapped, they could potentially supply 10 to 15 percent of the world's energy needs. More »

6:00 PM on Sat Jul 12 2008
By Elaine Chow
8,444 views, 34 comments

Latest by n/a: Just beware - QuikSCAT is less accurate near coasts than it is over the open sea. more »

jet

Modder Nuts Put Actual Jet Engine into Jet Boat

What do you do if you've got a surplus US Air Force helicopter turboshaft engine, and a jet boat hull? Stupid question: you do one hell of a modding job and bolt them together of course, like these nutcase guys have done. Their 23-foot aluminum white-water jet boat, dubbed Squirt 2, is powered by a 1,370 hp engine that generates about 1,200lbs-ft of torque. And there's nothing much more to say, other than "bravo." or possibly "boom!" [Hacked Gadgets]

9:15 AM on Thu May 29 2008
By Kit Eaton
5,574 views, 39 comments

Latest by Goooman: They should make a Jawbone commercial on that boat. more »

ridiculous

Jet-Powered Batmobile is the Flattest Car Ever

This crazy, crazy "Flatmobile" is going to enter the Guinness books as the flattest vehicle ever. How flat is it? Nineteen inches. I think that's about how flat we'd be if we laid on our backs (depending on what's on our minds and what we ate for lunch). Not only is this Batmobile-like contraption dangerous, it's extremely dangerous—creator Perry Watkins shoved a gas turbine jet engine on the butt. It's also supposedly street legal, but we wouldn't want to be in it during a rollover. Or when the jet turbine catches fire because the AFTERBURNER FAILED. See that video after the jump. [Flatmobile via Nexus 404] More »

1:10 PM on Wed May 21 2008
By Jason Chen
7,353 views, 35 comments

Latest by nutbastard: @FiveLiters: great link BTW more »

zoom

The 75 MPH Bicycle That's Powered by a Jet Engine

Robert Maddox is a builder and seller of real pulse jet engines with powers up to 1000 pounds... and if that's not a cool enough hobby, he's also bolted one to a bicycle. The 50-ish pounds of thrust developed by the engine could push the bike up to 75 MPH, which would be a real bone-shaker of a ride. And a deafening one too: the pulse jet engine makes a frightening racket, and its humming sound earned the Second World War cruise-missile V1s that used similar engines the nicknames buzzbomb and doodlebug. You can hear and see the results of this DIY craziness in the video. More »

8:40 AM on Mon May 19 2008
By Kit Eaton
24,651 views, 56 comments

Latest by n/a: I recall that a pulse jet powered personal helicopter was very do-able. Because the power is at the tips it was suppose to be very stable, just too damn loud. Anyone hear that? more »

furniture

Rocket Lamp Built From Jet Engine (Can We Get A "ZOMG")

This retro-styled rocket lamp is more than the absolutely most perfect accessory to complete any room, it's the absolutely most perfect accessory to complete any room that's built from the igniter can of a freakin' jet engine. One-of-a-kind and shamelessly worth its $2,100 sticker price, we want to push each and every one of its glowing jewels...even though we know that they don't actually do anything...and that they probably aren't even buttons in the first place. [Moto Art via Bornrich]

9:20 AM on Fri May 9 2008
By Mark Wilson
3,216 views, 24 comments

Latest by VENAT0R: @wolfenstein-3d: same more »

jet car

800 Mph Jet Car Needs Just One Thing More: A Pilot

Think you've got what it takes to out-do Wing Commander Andy Green and the 763 mph land speed World-record set by Thrust SSC? Well, the team at North American Eagle may have a spot behind the controls for you: they've launched an open contest for the driver of their vehicle. The crazy red car looks a shade like an F-104 Starfighter, you say? Well, that's because it actually is one. With wheels. For going along the ground, faster than the speed of sound. More »

8:25 AM on Fri Apr 18 2008
By Kit Eaton
10,858 views, 47 comments

Latest by n/a: i saw this one before, the coyote does not make it. todays trivia: the original F-104 had a downward firing ejection seat. makes for great low altitude ejection fun. more »

lighting

Jet-Setter Lite Is Wall Lamp-Uplighter For That Airplane Feeling

Ah, there's nothing better than sleeping all twisted up in an airplane seat, with the gentle glow around the edges of the little plastic window shutter interrupting your snooze-time. Oh wait a minute— that's rubbish... bed is way better. But clearly designer Charles Cha prefers the airplane effect, since that's what his Jet-Setter Lite is all about. It's a selectable wall-lamp or uplighter that re-creates that window lighting in your home, controlled by a lever that adjusts the direction of the light cast by its LED lamps. It even looks like a plane window and comes in a swish "1950's jet age" polished metal frame. Weird, and thankfully just a concept. [Yanko design]

7:46 AM on Tue Apr 15 2008
By Kit Eaton
2,120 views, 8 comments

Latest by n/a: There's... Something on the wall... Some... Thing!Sorry, couldn't help myself. more »

airplanes

Fantasy Open-Air Seats Airplane Will Never Fly, Unfortunately

For some reason, Spanish designer Jaime Hayon decided to put the weirdest elements he could find in this airplane concept, made of white gold and fiberglass tiles for a ceramics company called Bisazza: the nose looks like a F-18 Hornet, then it has an Y-Wing cockpit, wings with propeller wings and love missiles, a B-52ish tail, and—the best part—open-air seats. More »

8:30 PM on Tue Apr 8 2008
By Jesus Diaz
9,688 views, 21 comments

home is where the art is

Jet House is a New Look on an Old Design

The Jet House by designer Jérôme Olivet is certainly one of the craziest designs we have ever seen for a house. At first we were amazed with the "grounded space craft" looking three story structure. But then we got to thinkin'. This isn't too much different than the UFO house built in the 70s. The Jet House has an elevator and two jet-car garage, where as the UFO house has a button activated stair case and a two normal-car garage. After giving it a little more thought, the Jet House is basically just an updated UFO House that looks cooler. Well actually, much cooler. [Yanko Design]

9:00 AM on Sat Apr 5 2008
By Christopher Mascari
5,977 views, 15 comments

Latest by n/a: @Gofastmazda: Uh, because if someone built this monstrosity next to your house, it would tank its property value. People dont like living next to neo-futuristic-buckeyball-spaceship-rocket-matrix-techno 'habitats'. more »

r/c aircraft

Snelflight Jump Jet, a Fast R/C Micro-Aircraft That Hovers Too

You know, remote control micro-aircraft are cool, whether they hover like 'copters, fly like birds, or do both: like the new Jump Jet from Snelflight. It's a kind of mashup toy, with four rotors to keep it aloft in the hover, or tilted to propel it forward, vectored-thrust style. From the demo video of a prototype in flight, it looks much easier to control than the multiple-crashing Chinook: More »

3:45 PM on Sun Mar 16 2008
By Kit Eaton
20,050 views, 23 comments

retromodo

World's Wackiest Vehicles According to Uber-Review

Uber-Review is promoting a neat feature it held way back in 2006, which shows ten of the craziest racers they could find on the old tubes. The list is a compilation of some of the vehicles we have seen before, but it is great to have them all in one place. Some of the speeding goodies include the Pac Man Car, Surface Orbiter, Rocket Bike and a bevy of others. The Hemi Trike is pictured above, which we think you will agree is completely ridiculous, but then again, it's not quite as ludicrous as the Jet Powered Beetle. Oh yes, there's a jet that spins up to 26,000 rpm when activated—crazy. Jump to check it out. More »

9:00 AM on Sun Mar 16 2008
By Haroon Malik
24,999 views, 21 comments

Latest by ninjagin: Tank Chair FTW! more »

helivan

Jet-Powered Minivan Is Probably Batman's Aunt's Car

This van has been retrofitted with a Rolls-Royce Nimbus helicopter jet turbine by Chris Krug, who should really be working for Tony Stark. The jet turbine has about 1,000 shaft horsepower at 2,100 RPM, which allows it to do 1/8th of a mile at 103mph in 7.14 seconds. Not bad for a Dodge Caravan, especially one that can ride with the normal combustion engine, then reveal the turbine flipping its rear window. The turbine exhaust doesn't provide any thrust, however:
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9:50 AM on Tue Mar 4 2008
By Jesus Diaz
14,467 views, 23 comments

Latest by TheDeadPuppet: I don't want to be around when he installs the Flux Capacitor. I guess this minivan is good for quick trips to the store. Bring it up to the northeast where he can de-ice windshields in a jiffy. more »

custom phones

Jet-Ski Phone Guaranteed to Press the Buttons of '80s Freaks

This Jet Ski-shaped phone is, I fear, the Reebok Jazz aerobic shoe of the telephone world. Just look at those colors. Does it come with a matching bag for you to put your gym gear in? Let's hope so, because it'll come in handy for your girlfriend when she decides to move out, taking everything you own with her— everything, that is, but the Jet phone. $49 from Custom Phones. Oh, and if you're wondering where the buttons are, they're under the seat. Ain't it always the way? [Custom Phones via Shiny Shiny]

11:00 AM on Tue Feb 26 2008
By AddyDugdale
1,588 views, 14 comments

Latest by SuppleMonkey: @nineloc9: @jetexas: Nicely done, you two. I'm glad someone else besides me remembers THAT unfortunate piece of pop culture. "I... I just talk into it?" more »

gadgets

Turbo Toaster Prototype Jet Engines Make Your Toast

Want to make bread into toast in under a minute? This Turbo Toaster prototype by Oliver Newberry of London can do just that, provided you're okay with the noise that two huge jet engine-like fans blowing hot air onto the toast will make. The inspiration for this invention? The fact that his beans became cold before the toast was done heating up. To this, we have two things to say. One, who eats beans on toast? And two, why not just wait until your toast is done to make your beans? [Daily Mail]

2:30 PM on Wed Dec 19 2007
By Jason Chen
6,731 views, 68 comments

Latest by n/a: Paul Young the singer once sang a song called Toast with an outfit called Streetband in the 1970's. I was quite good. more »

jetpacks for all

Jetpack with a 10 Mile Range Available Soon for $226,000


Jetpacks, the invention we've all been waiting to become a reality for as long as we can remember (along with flying cars and teleporters), are pretty much a reality at this point. While a few months ago the only two commercially available jetpacks had paltry flying times of about 30 seconds, Jet Pack International is releasing a new model early next year that'll let potential pilots take to the skies for a generous 19 minutes. More »

5:00 PM on Wed Dec 12 2007
By Adam Frucci
21,471 views, 64 comments

in-flight wi-fi

Update: Jet Blue Wi-Fi Crippled For a Reason

Jet Blue's air-to-ground cellular network (provided by LiveTV on the same spectrum as those in-flight phones no one uses) is still experiencing too many dropped connections between cell nodes to support the bandwidth necessary for full-on surfing, the NY Times is reporting. Hence the Yahoo Mail/IM and Blackberries only restriction, and the lack of cost. American, Virgin America, and Alaska Airlines are expected to join the fray with more robust, pay-per-use services "in the coming months," the latter using a more reliable and international satellite connection for more bandwidth and range. [New York Times]

12:32 AM on Fri Dec 7 2007
By dango
2,583 views, 16 comments

Latest by chinook11: Of course Alaska Airlines would have it with the other "cool kid" airlines. They simply kick ass. Especially if you live in Seattle. more »

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