Schlagwort: fighter jet

  • Audi’s Crazy New Transforming Steering Wheel Has a Jet Fighter Mode!

    Audi’s Crazy New Transforming Steering Wheel Has a Jet Fighter Mode!

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    We have seen the future of steering wheels, and it includes the „Audi James 2025“. Touted as a „virtual cockpit of the future,“ this prototype features an auto-pilot, also known as „jet-fighter mode“, is activated, the steering wheel, seating position and light coding system automatically change. The display shows the car’s planned driving maneuvers while a secondary screen provides access to infotainment functions.

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    „The dash mounted, center screen even allows the use of gestures like you might use on the new Xbox One gaming console. For the less tech-savvy, gesture control is a way of using a camera to track hand location and using your hand as a remote by pointing at the screen, a feature that Google recently filed a patent for,“ reports Gas2.

    Source: http://gas2.org/

  • Boeing Transforms Full-Sized F16 Jet Into Drone, Doesn’t Require a Pilot

    Boeing Transforms Full-Sized F16 Jet Into Drone, Doesn’t Require a Pilot

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    Boeing has managed to transform several Lockheed Martin F-16 fighter jets into pilotless drones. During the unmanned test flight, one of the jets cruised at 40,000 ft and hit speeds of Mach 1.47 while performing a series of maneuvers, including barrel rolls and a „split S“.

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    The F16 took off from a base in Florida and flew to the Gulf of Mexico while being trailed at all times by two chase planes monitoring its course. According to the project’s chief engineer, Paul Cejas: „It flew great, everything worked great, [it] made a beautiful landing – probably one of the best landings I’ve ever seen.“

    Official Source: http://www.gizmag.com/boeing-f16-jet-unmanned-drone/29203/

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