Current Geek 31: “Houston, we have…electric personal flight vehicle.”

Join Tom and I as we talk about: “NASA is currently working on a personal aircraft that will put jet packs to shame. The Puffin is an all-electric one-man airplane that could be the start of some new and amazing air travel technology. With two prop electric engines, lithium phosphate batteries and a top speed of almost 300 mph, the vertical take off and landing vehicle was originally designed for covert military insertions because it has a lower heat signature than combustion engines. The Puffin would also be super quiet – 10 times quieter than current low-noise helicopters, and since the engine is electric it has no flight ceiling and can fly up to 9,150 meters high, uninhibited by thin air.

And, we get a great reader submission from Melisa, about the most amazing birthday party we’ve ever heard of on Current Geek.

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6 Responses to Current Geek 31: “Houston, we have…electric personal flight vehicle.”

  1. Jacob says:

    A puffin is a small black and white bird. It has an orange/yellow beak. It looks like this: http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&source=hp&q=puffin&gbv=2&aq=f&oq=&aqi=g10

  2. Thom says:

    Oh I wish I had a link to post while quietly rocking back and forth in my chair
    Though is it necessary I must ask myself, how strange that I couldn’t cope with watching lost after the 1st season. Now is the time to start all over, yeay…

  3. RC Toys says:

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