People in a city in southern China celebrated the traditional Lantern Festival with a modern twist as 1,000 illuminated drones were launched into the night sky in a record-breaking display. The event was jointly organised by the Tianhe district government in Guangzhou, Guangdong province and the drone maker Ehang, according to a report on Visitgz.com, a tour information website run by the city’s tourism bureau. Continue reading
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Giant RC F 35 Lightning II
Christian Gschwenter flies his 1/5.5 scale F-35 fighter at the Falcon Wings Fly-In 2015 This plane was build by Manfred Eberhard and it is the only one flying worldwide in this size Continue reading
Whistling Death “The Corsair”
If you’ve ever wondered how a fighter aircraft with a huge and noisy radial engine like the WW2 Corsair could end up with a nickname that refers to the whistling noise it makes in a high speed dive this is the video you’ve been waiting for. Crank up your sound system and listen to the whistle… Continue reading
B25 Mitchell Bomber – with Thumping Radial Engines
The North American B-25 Mitchell is an American twin-engine, medium bomber manufactured by North American Aviation (NAA). It was named in honour of Major General William “Billy” Mitchell, a pioneer of U.S. military aviation. Continue reading
75 Year-old Messerschmitt BF109 E4 Flies Again
The only surviving Messerschmitt BF109E-4 still flying. It was shot down and belly landed in a field during the Battle of Britain in 1940. Continue reading
Ten New Drone Inventions
DoD Publishes Perdix Swarm Demonstration
In one of the most significant tests of autonomous systems under development by the Department of Defense, the Strategic Capabilities Office, partnering with Naval Air Systems Command, successfully demonstrated one of the world’s largest micro-drone swarms at China Lake, California. Continue reading
Whistling WW2 Boomerang Fighter
The Boomerang is often referred to as Australia’s ‘panic fighter’, its development having been triggered by the Japanese advance in the Pacific. Continue reading