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Dragonfly Df1 - The Rocket Powered Helicopter
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Instead of using a fixed motor attached to the body of the helicopter to drive the blades, the rocket powered helicopter using small rocket motors install at the tips of the blades to power it. There is no engine installed on the Dragonfly DF1, the hydrogen peroxide rockets produce no pollution and with less vibration and improved stability. The Dragonfly can stay aloft for 50 minutes and has a maximum speed of 40 mph. Watch the video!

Flying Hovercraft
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This Flying Hovercraft is a "wing in ground effective vehicle" by Rudy Heeman of Nelson, New Zealand. He has developed a hovercraft that can fly and could be used as boat or land vehicle. Mr Heeman spent 11 years, and made in the inventor’s garage, this hovercraft is crafted while using various parts from other vehicles like scooters, BBQs, and junked cars. The hoverwing sets off like a normal-hovercraft but when it reaches top speed of 60mph, its wings can be extended and it takes flight. This machine has a 1.8 liter Subaru engine which allows for a maximum of 225 kilometers and its wings are removable. When in flight, this machine can carry only two people or 160 kg, but in hovercraft mode the capacity increases to three people. The maximum altitude of this Flying Hovercraft is around 3 meters.
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World's Largest Solar Boat Unveiled
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The world's largest solar boat has been unveiled. Called PlanetSolar, which is a 31m long and 15m wide white catamaran, has been designed to reach a top speed of around 15 knots, and can hold up to 50 passengers. Power entirely by up to 500 square metres of photovoltaic solar panels. The boat’s 38,000 photovoltaic cells have been provided by SunPower, their new cells have an efficiency of at least 22%. The boat has been designed for a global circumnavigation planned for 2011. The 60 ton catamaran has been built at the cost of 18 million euro(about $24.4 million) at the Knierim Yacht Club in Kiel in northern Germany.
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Yuneec E430 Electric Plane
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Yuneec offers a two-seat electric-powered aircraft, the e430. And the best part, it will be ready to buy next year(2011)! If the company delivers on its promise, this electrically powered plane could change the world, costing just two dollars per hour to power its flight. Priced around $89,000.
"Electric flight, once seen as futuristic, has arrived and with E430’s flight times of between 1.5 and 3 hours (depending on configuration) electric flight now becomes a realistic power source for sport aviation. Charging times of 3 hours for as little as $5 make electric a really low cost way to fly and with only 2 main moving parts in the motor (the bearings) the reliability and maintenance are like nothing seen before."
Price: $89,000   |   BUY

Scubacraft
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The Scubacraft is "perfect for those 007 moments." It is essentially a speedboat with a specially designed trimaran hull that makes it just as comfortable on the water as it is under. The Scubacraft can zip along above the water at speed of up to 50 miles per hour and can dive to a depth of about 100 feet, you'll need to bring your own SCUBA gear. Scubacraft powered by a high powered jet propulsion system that will easily tow a water-skier and inflatable water toys. Currently you can per-order the Scubacraft with a 5% fully refundable deposit, and first customers delivery at the end of 2010. The price starts at £100,000(about $164,000) depend on specefication.
Price: $164,000   |   BUY

iRev Boat with a Built-In Grill
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The iRev($24,000) looks like an oversized bumper boat with a giant sun umbrella. Featuring a low-fire charcoal grill in the center, a 500 watt speaker system with satellite radio and circular seating. Powered by an electric motor, which can push it along the water for up to 10 hours.
Price: $24,000   |   BUY

The Shweeb - Pedal-Powered Monorail
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The Shweeb is a Pedal-Powered Monorail system that is "a direct response to the transportation needs of today and the future." Each capsule holds a single rider who has to pedal in order to get from point A to point B and let you go much faster than a bicycle. The seat adjusts to your exact height and is as comfortable as a hammock. It exists right now, you can find it at an amusement park in New Zealand(Feel the adrenalin kick in as you fly around curves swinging out 60 degrees! You soar 4m above the pond and then miss the ground by inches!).
"Our proposal to get you safely and quickly from one point in the city to another would be to elevate you onto a network of interconnected monorails where you never have to stop at traffic lights. The ideal vehicle for such a system already exists. Fully faired recumbent cycles, because of their low aerodynamic resistance, are breaking all bicycle speed records and currently reaching speeds of 90 kph (56 mph) in sprints. Suspending these comfortable and highly efficient machines from monorail tracks has the added advantage of taking away the rolling resistance of pneumatic tyres. Trains of Shweebs can further reduce the aero drag ¨C ten people travelling at 40 kph will each have a lot less work to do than a single rider at the same speed. A single rider requires only a fraction of the energy to achieve the same speed as a normal cyclist ¨C thanks to the significant reductions in both aero drag and tire friction. The vehicle is completely weatherproof, you can¡¯t derail or fall out while on the cellphone or blackberry!" Check out watch the video of it in action.
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Code X Yacht
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Solar and Formula 1 engines unite two worlds in one boat, this is the Code-X Yacht. It is a 47¡ä 7¡± catamaran can either be thrust along at a brisk 80 knots by twin Ilmor formula one engines, delivering a hefty 710hp a piece, or at a more leisurely 9 knots by the twin electric motors. These can provide up to two hours of service when running off the lithium batteries and when they run dry there is also the option of continuing for an unlimited period using power generated by the catamaran¡¯s on-board solar panels. It also includes touch screen control, a Kevlar/carbon shell with phototropic-shaded screens and windows and a GPS-controlled ¡®virtual anchor¡¯ system that utilises the electric motors to maintain a stationary position regardless of wind or currents.
Note: Code X is based in Meggen on the shores of Lake Lucerne in Switzerland.
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Solar Airplane - Sunseeker II
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The solar powered aircraft, the Sunseeker II will fly over Europe following its featured presentation at the e-flight expo(April 2-5)). The tour will be the largest journey for the Sunseeker since 1990, when its predecessor, Sunseeker I, crossed the United States in 21 flights, with 121 hours in the air. The new Sunseeker II has improved for better performance, including wing modifications, an increase in surface area for solar cells, more powerful motor and new lithium polymer batteries. The tour will cover 8 countries: Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Hungary, Slovenia, Italy, France and Spain. Designed by aircraft mastermind Eric Raymond.
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Personal Submarine - Deep Flight Super Falcon
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A deep flight personal submarine built for Tom Perkins' Maltese Falcon yacht. This submarine named "deep flight". It's a submersible with a pair of wings that can "fly" underwater. The sub does not have ballast tanks, but dives because of its forward speed---like a penguin does when it hunts. It more like a fighter jet, with thin body, two wings, two seats and two tail fins.
"The sub will have an operating depth of 400 feet, a speed of 5 knots and an underwater time of roughly 4 hours on a single battery charge. Like the airplane it will do rolls, loops and can "porpoise" when it surfaces (the speed in a power ascent can exceed 10 knots)."
Its first client is for the Super Falcon was venture capitalist Tom Perkins, who wanted a toy to keep on his mega-yacht, the Maltese Falcon. The base price: $1.3 million. Expensive? They are also available in another model, which has open cockpits and cannot dive as deep as the Super Falcon, sells for $350,000. Watch the flying sub in atcion.
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AirCreation Tanarg Trike
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The AirCreation Tanarg($ 50,000 - 85,000) is a trike designed with passion, conceived to take you in pursuit of your dreams. Its novel design incorporates sophisticated structure (all welded stainless steel) with sleek curves molded into its composite skin. This two-seater is quite a revolution in the world of gliders. Built on a strong modular wire-mesh structure, the flying machine flaunts a very sleek and modern design. Powered by Rotax 912 or 582 silent engines which are selected according to weight/power ratios and reliability, this beauty comes for a price that starts at $50,000 and goes up to $85,000.
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Price: $ 50,000 - 85,000   |   BUY

Folbot Edisto Folding Kayak Kit
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We have seen a backpack boat. Today you will see another flolding kayak. Of course, accessing that body of water can be an adventure if you have to tie the kayak onto the roof of the car and maneuver in traffic. But the Folbot Edisto's Folding kayak kit($1,795) that can be folded and carried easily. It features weighs 24 pounds and takes about 10 minutes to assemble. If you folded and put into its storage bag, just 3 feet long. Unfolded, it is 13 feet long and can hold up to 210 pounds, with a roomy cockpit size of 30-by-16 inches.
Price: $1,795   |   BUY

Kalinin K-7
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Kalinin K-7 is a giant bomber design in 1930's! Idea of the Russian army in the 1930's, when jet propulstion wasn't even recognized. It was a top secrets of the Russians then, now some Russia the flying and history lovers intend to reconstruct it. You can see their design pictures, really cool aircraft! Click 2 enlarge!
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Danish Yachts Teamed with Lisa Airplane
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An airplane to park on the stern of your superyacht! Danish Yacht is a modern superyacht shipyard located in Skagen in Denmark. Danish Yacht has announced its partnership with Lisa Airplanes to offer "a unique resource to the global superyacht community". The Akoya aircraft is a two-seat aircraft with folding wings on the back of Danish Yacht. The aircraft is designed to take off from land, snow or water. The aircraft features includes retractable wheels, retractable skis to enable you the freedom of landing in your properties. Now Lisa airplanes have started taking orders for it with an initial deposit of 10,000 euros.
¡°The AKOYA also uses another patented innovation from LISA Airplanes. The combination of two hydrofoils in the shape of an inverted V and retractable landing-gear make for performance over and above classic water ¡¯planes. The hydrofoils, combined with the high lift of the Ri&Flex Wing, lift the fuselage out of the water at very low speed and dispense with the need for a step or fairing. This allows the ¡¯plane to accelerate and take-off over short distances. This system of hydrofoils enables the fuselage to be very aerodynamic making the AKOYA the first ¡¯plane to be both agile in water and fast in the air.¡±Check out see the Lisa Airplane video.
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DSe Hybrid Yacht let the Suan and Wind Set you Free
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If you think of the private yachts can not get ecofriendly. Island Pilot has debuted its new DSe Hybrid Yacht($600,000; Pre-orders). This 40-ft yacht combines the benefits of solar, electric and diesel power. It can cruise at up to six knots on a sunny day for an indefinite period of time without any fuel and zero emissions. In diesel mode, its Parallel Hybrid Propulsion system can move at up to 13 knots. The DSe 12m will also be equipped with a pair of omni-directional, 1.5 kW wind turbines that will produce energy whenever the wind is in excess of 8 knots. It also comes with some modern amenities, includes Garmin HD radar, Fly by Wire controls, gyroscope, autopilot mode, 4 zones of air conditioning, ice maker, refrigeration, and a 26-inch HDTV...
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Price: $600,000   |   BUY
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