Helicopters Archive

  • DIY: Six rotor helicopter

    DIY: Six rotor helicopter

    Adurino seems to be everywhere these days, particularly in the world of DIY. Take for example this helicopter project. Built by a German hobbyist with an inclination for projects related to flight, this 6 rotor helicopter is fast, stable, and extremely responsive. This is obviously not this particular hobbyists first experience with helicopters; he's actually built an 8 rotor version as well.

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  • NASA testing helicopter airbags – sounds like fun!

    NASA testing helicopter airbags – sounds like fun!

    So, big problem with flying in a helicopter: if you crash, you're screwed. It's not like a jet, where you can eject (for obvious reasons), and it's not like helicopters are designed with a crumple zone. For this reason, NASA has been testing a possible solution that utilizes an airbag-type system.

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  • Here’s some info about Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony multiplayer

    Here’s some info about Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony multiplayer

    Not that any of you noticed, but I've been AFK for the past few days, so I've totally missed out on all the Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony videos and screenshots that have hit my inbox. I'm fixing that right now.

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  • Video: The World’s Fastest Remote-Control Car

    Video: The World’s Fastest Remote-Control Car

    Friggin’ nuts. If you wish to live a long life, you should never drive a car over 100 miles per hour. But remotely controlling a vehicle at blazingly fast speeds sounds pretty rad. That’s the idea behind Nic Case’s Schumacher Mi3, who holds the world record for fastest R/C car with a max speed of [...]

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