Posts Tagged ‘I want one’

I’m A Rocket Man

Friday, October 17, 2008 15:03 No Comments

If God meant us to fly, he’d given us wings! Well, for Yves Rossy that’s exactly what he did. The 48 year old former fighter pilot has built himself a set of jet powered wings.
After jumping out of airplane at 7500 feet, he unfolds the 8 foot wings, ignites the jets and screamed off at [...]

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Air Cars?

Friday, October 17, 2008 0:20 1 Comment

Compressed air cars are powered, in short, by air. Air is compressed and then it is released which is the source of propulsion. These air cars have been in the developmental stages for many years and are very, very close to reaching wide commercial markets.
How do air cars work?

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XOS Exoskeleton or Iron Man

Thursday, October 16, 2008 0:58 No Comments

The awesome Sarcos-Raytheon’s XOS Exoskeleton, the full-body motion-assisting suit for “super soldier.” For the time being it may look as fat and ugly as Iron Monger, but remember Iron Man’s clunky beginnings. This may get to the point of being like the hot rod red and gold armor in a few years.
Sure, it doesn’t have [...]

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