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more about #helicopters frigg: The way it's written in the post makes it sound like a ridiculous overreaction. But if you click through to the original article, apparently it was th... more » willyolio: said the officer who figured it out: "what is this, a helicopter for ants? it should be at least... TWO times as big!" more » chauncy that billups: Reminds me of this video: more » RainyDayInterns: maybe he thought he was further away from the helicopter than he really was... this vision thing, it's tricky. more » badasscat: Once again, life imitates a Simpsons episode. more » GitEmSteveDave_ My Brute Dojo Code CDIAFIFE: I heard police traced the call of the person who called 911, and it was Geraldo. There's a helicopter in the water God-damnit! more » Nick: Chesley Sullenberger would have successfully landed the helicopter in the river -- regardless of size. this pilot was obviously an amateur and i am g... more » GitEmSteveDave_ My Brute Dojo Code CDIAFIFE: This reminds me of a story where someone called in a car in a lake. The cops and rescue teams arrive, but it turns out two guys are fishing on the ba... more » Novenus: The human brain has a difficult time grasping scale when there is little or nothing to compare... like the sky, mixed with high speed. I for one am gl... more » OMG! Ponies!: For those not interested in clicking through to the story, fire and police were responding to a 911 call from a frantic motorist. The idiot motorist ... more » BK Beezy: I lol'd. more » MegaZone: The B-2 is pretty big, but it seems out of place on this list. The C-5, An-124, An-225, B747, or A380 are even more impressive, if not as alien looking. more » Gann: My favorite massive machine has always been the C5 Galaxy. more » UnderLoK: I’ve never seen that helicopter before, that thing is crazy. more » london-rhino: $10,000. I'll throw anyone's camera in the air for $50..... with guarantee it'll land somewhere! If that things falls out the air it's the same effect... more » Rex the Decadent: I have ridden the yellow beast featured at the top. For the uninitiated, its called a 'HaulPak' truck, a very common piece of machinery used in most o... more » MacBandit: Nice article but the editor might be remiss in their knowledge of the Spruce Goose. Planes were made from wood for a long time before they started usi... more » GitEmSteveDave_ My Brute Dojo Code CDIAFIFE: I will totally test this out for you guys and gals(in no particular order), if you need it. more » DonLaFontaine: They're doing a great job of specifically marketing to their target demographic of no one. more » Lite: hates Illinois Nazis: The Seawise Giant (Knock Nevis) is no longer considered a ship. Technically it's a floating oil storage tank used to fuel other tankers. more » -
#wtf
Toy Helicopter Confused for Life-Sized Version, Rescue Mission Mounted
Police patrols, three Charleston Fire Department trucks, and a battalion chief rushed to the Wando River where a helicopter had plunged into the water. A two-foot toy helicopter. That's what? Over ten times smaller than the real thing? Confusion understandable. More » -
#helicopters
Draganfly X4 UAV: Tiny, Camera-Packing, UFO-Looking 'Copter Is Cheaper Than Ever
Draganfly's series of photo/video-based UAVs have always been awesome, but they've also been more of a pipe dream than anything else. The X4 is smaller than the X6, but the smaller size also comes with a 25% price cut. Yes! More » -
#bigthings
10 Machines So Huge They'll Destroy Your Sense of Scale
With consumer technology companies locked in an endless race to to make the smallest, sleekest gadgets they can, it's easy to forget the primal joy of seeing mindblowingly huge hardware. More » -
#bigthings
Massive Machines Gallery
The Overburden Conveyor Bridge F60, used in open mines. It looks pretty huge here, sure, but how big is it? More » -
#diy
Fearless Chinese Farmer Builds Dubious "Working" Helicopter Using Wood, Massive Cojones
When mere mortal men gaze upon the playground jungle gym, they see the unhinged tomfoolery of their youth. When Chinese farmer Wu Zhongyuan sees one he says, "I can make that fly." Updated More » -
#helicopters
Stay At the Hotelicopter: The World's First Flying Hotel
Since 2004, the company behind the Hotelicopter has been working to modify a Soviet-made Mil V-12 into two world firsts: the "world's biggest helicopter" and the "world's first flying hotel." More » -
#spydrones
The Draganflyer X6 UAV Police Edition
The Draganflyer X6 has been around for a bit now, but only recently have Canadian law enforcers begun using it to serve and protect. Here's the first look at these flying UAVs in uniform. More » -
#security
Blueprints of Obama's Boring Helicopter Leaked to Iran Over P2P
President Obama isn't very excited about his fancy new helicopter, but that's not his fault—he just hasn't seen its super-neat blueprints yet, because he's not allowed to have Limewire. More » -
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#dinosaurs
Triceracopter: If Only Evolution Had Worked Out Differently
The Triceracopter is half Triceratops, half helicopter. Built as a sculpture in 1977 by artist Patricia Renick, it's now available now for the discerning collector/dinopilot. More » -
#retromodo
1951 Article Promises 'Helicopters for Everybody' (So Long As You're Male)
Boing Boing stumbled across this fascinating look at the future of helicopters from an 1951 issue of Mechanics Illustrated. All these babies required to operate was a single seat, small motor and, naturally, a penis. More » -
#danger
Repairing High-Voltage Cables from a Helicopter is One Badass Job
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You've gotta have serious balls to repair high-voltage cables from a helicopter while wearing a faraday cage suit. Not only are you dealing with heights, but tons of electricity as well. -
#alarms
Helicopter Alarm Clock Wakes You to the Sound of Mechanical Death
We can't speak for everyone here, but when dreaming about surfing the galaxy on our robot jet dog with integrated ice cream machine, the last thing we need is a military chopper waking us up. We don't fear the sounds of this helicopter alarm clock or the cut of its blades that launch into the air—Fido can take care of those just fine—we just fear waking up to a world in which man and his robot dog don't have their marriage recognized by intergalactic law. Here's a clip of the alarm clock in action: More » -
#helicopters
Indoor R-C Helicopters Go DIY, Use Spare Electronics Parts
Forget the Picoo Z's, no matter how much fun they are they can't be as cool as making and flying your own indoor remote-control 'copter. And over at this site there's a set of instructions that'll help you DIY, assuming you have some spare CD drive motors and servos lying around, and are happy with soldering and detailed rotor-carving. The instructions even say how to add a wireless cam beneath the fuselage... useful for, um, imaging the precise moment you crash it into your cat? I suspect more nefarious purposes. Still, it's a full cyclic-control aircraft, so it should be extremely flyable. [Heliproject via Hacknmod] -
#rc
3-Channel Black Stealth R/C Chopper For $30
The guys at Think Geek are bringing R/C junkies one of the cheapest 3-channel mini choppers on the market with the new "Black Stealth." Unlike dinky 2-channel versions, the Black Stealth can handle forward flight with ease—or so they claim. In fact, Think Geek goes so far as to say that it is the easiest to fly small copter they have ever used. I would be kind of skeptical with a price tag of only $30, but the video below does a good job of showing off its capabilities. More »
