helicopters
Weapons
Yellow Jacket: The Unmanned Helicopter That Sniffs Out Bombs
6:00PM Rosa Golijan | Roadside bombs are a source of fear for both soldiers as well as their worried families at home. Thankfully the Pentagon is working on projects such as Yellow Jacket: unmanned helicopters which detect electromagnetic emissions from potential improvised explosive devices (IEDs). More »
Robots
MIT’s Autonomous Helicopter: What If Big Dog Could Fly?
12:40PM Chris Jacob | The latest Micro Air Vehicle from MIT does an incredible job of balancing itself in-air. Not to mention that the helicopter models its surroundings so well it could probably fly over to the fridge and make you a sandwich. More »
Random Stuff
Nerds Fly R/C Helicopter Cam Over Under-Construction Apple Store
4:40AM Adam Frucci | Guys. Cool it. I’m sure the glass roof of the new NYC Apple Store will make giving Apple your money even more transcendent, but you can wait a couple months until it’s open. Seriously. [ifoAppleStore via Purns]
Vehicles
Martin Jetpack: How Much Would You Pay To Be A Test Pilot?
1:20AM Danny Allen | An eBay auction (ending in 10 hours) offers the chance to be amongst the first to go through the Jetpack’s test pilot training program. You’ll need to be over 18, have a driver’s licence, be under 90kg…and have $US35,000 spare. More »
Weapons
8:00AM Adam Frucci | Here’s something you don’t see every day: a Mi-24 helicopter firing off dozens of rockets at once. This one is Macedonian, and is from a “training exercise”. All bow before the might of the Macedonian army! [Big Picture]
What A Helicopter Firing High-Speed Rockets Looks Like
8:00AM Adam Frucci | Here’s something you don’t see every day: a Mi-24 helicopter firing off dozens of rockets at once. This one is Macedonian, and is from a “training exercise”. All bow before the might of the Macedonian army! [Big Picture]
Toys
Plunging Toy Helicopter Confused for Life-Sized Version
3:10AM Rosa Golijan | Police patrols, three South Carolina Fire Department trucks and a battalion chief rushed to the Wando River where a helicopter had plunged into the water. A toy helicopter measuring 0.6 metres. That’s what? Over ten times smaller than the real thing? Confusion understandable. More »
Gadgets
Spraying Pesticides With RC Helicopter Safe And Fun
11:20AM Chris Jacob | When it came time to spread pesticides over his rice field, this farmer faced a choice: lug around a heavy poison-filled backpack in the sweltering heat, or spray the chemicals from an RC helicopter. He made the right decision. More »
Cameras
Draganfly X4 UAV Is Cheaper Than Ever
Vehicles
1:00AM Jack Loftus | 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.” More »
Fearless Chinese Farmer Builds Working Helicopter Using Wood, Massive Cojones
1:00AM Jack Loftus | 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.” More »
Vehicles
