Schlagwort: aircraft

  • Get your SteFly™ – Nice sightseeing tour of Pavullo city

    Get your SteFly™ – Nice sightseeing tour of Pavullo city

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    Nice sightseeing tour of Pavullo city during the traffic pattern. At the last competition day of the 1st e-glide contest it was very difficult to get back home to the airfield. The finish cylinder was big enough to stay out of the rain shower and still finish the task. With a lot of patience I managed to climb with thermals above the final glide path and also used the FES to gain some more meters. Unfortunately you are not allowed to use the FES in rain and there are no outlanding fields north of Pavullo.

    https://www.stefly.aero/openvario/

    WHAT IS AN OPENVARIO?

    OpenVario is a glide computer for XCSoar. Both are Open Source projects developed by glider enthusiasts and engineers in their spare time.

    SteFly offers ready to use 7″ and 5,7″ devices with perfectly sunlight readable displays. OpenVario can be used with the integrated electronical variometer or with an external variometer.

    MAIN FEATURES

    • Linux operating system
    • XCSoar as navigation software
    • Latest generation pressure sensors
    • Sunlight readable displays
    • User input with rotary module or remote stick
    • File transfer via USB stick

     

    Official Source: https://www.stefly.aero/

    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6a5hujlVVZpxC4WfEqVAbg

  • 6 Pictures of the Batmobile-Inspired SkyRunner, an All-Terrain Flying Vehicle

    6 Pictures of the Batmobile-Inspired SkyRunner, an All-Terrain Flying Vehicle

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    If the Batmobile were to get a customized off-road version that had flying capabilities, it’d probably look something like the SkyRunner. It boasts a propeller on the back – also a concealed parachute-like paraglider – and when „it’s time to take flight, the wing is laid out behind the car, its propeller is fired up, then it zips along the ground until it reaches 37 mph (60 km/h), at which point the lifting force of the wing pulls everything into the air.“

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    Once airborne, the SkyRunner is reportedly fairly easy to control, as the pilot only needs to manage its pitch and roll. Should trouble arise, a reserve chute can be deployed.

    Official Source: http://www.gizmag.com/skyrunner-flying-parasail-car/29627/

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJZhuBHUkSA#t=0