18, Aug 2008
Big Toys For Big Brother In UK

Friend of mine send me this pic of some anal retentive British Defense Ministry chap playing with what looks like a hover-copter. Apparently having Mother England covered with static surveillance cameras is not enough – time to upgrade the toys. At first look, this reminds me of one of those…

7, Aug 2008
Axon Anti-Gravity RC Hovercraft – The Razorback

I love remote control gadgets… cars… boats… planes… helicopters… etc… So when I saw the video for the Axon Razorback RC hovercraft I pee’d a little. The Razorback will go 25mph right out of the box… but can go 50mph (won’t take 2 minutes to crash it at those speeds)…

25, Jun 2008
Magni Gyro M22 Gyroplane

The Magni Gyro M22 Voyager may look like a helicopter… but it is a “gyroplane”. Simply put, the top rotor spins on its own with no power or motor. The only motorized rotor on the M22 is the the one pointing out the rear of the plane. Check out the…

14, May 2008
Rocket Helicopter – From Mexico?

That�s right folks, a Mexican company, Tecnologia Aeroespacial Mexicana (TAM), introduced a backpack helicopter (queue in various border crossing jokes). Why is it called a Rocket Helicopter? Because of the tiny jet engines on the tips of the blades that make them spin. The Rocket Helicopter will come with an…