I so want one of these sweet Draganflyer X6 helicopters. The two pound powerhouse can carry up to one pound of camera equipment, carrying it smooth enough to get decent video and stills.

More videos are at the Dragonfly website, including one which supposedly demonstrates that it’s quiet enough for wildlife photo work (scroll down and [...]

Posted September 4, 2008 by Casey Bisson
Categories: Planes, Trains, & Automobiles, Technology. Tags: aerial surveillance, helicopter, photography, RC, remote control, remote control helicopter, UAV, unmanned aerial vehicle. 3 Comments.

While we’re still waiting for flying cars (or even just fuel efficient cars) I’m keeping track of tiny helicopters like the GEN H-4 and this one, the AirScooter II, pictured above.
The company, AirScooter Corporation of Henderson NV, introduces the new craft with a tip of the hat to Igor Sikorsky’s earliest designs featuring counter-rotating blades. [...]

Posted August 4, 2006 by Casey Bisson
Categories: Planes, Trains, & Automobiles. Tags: aircraft, AirScooter, AirScooter II, aviation, helicopter, personal helicopter, rotary wing, rotorcraft, ultralight. 11 Comments.

It’s nearing the end of 2005 and we still don’t have any flying cars like we were promised, but the GEN H-4 personal helicopter looks promising (and dangerous). Here it is in the air, and I might be crazy, but it looks to be controlled by weight-shift (even more photos).
OhGizmo says it sells for about [...]

Posted October 29, 2005 by Casey Bisson
Categories: Planes, Trains, & Automobiles. Tags: air, aircraft, aviation, flying car, flying cars, gen h-4, helicopter, horsepower, japan, odd, personal aircraft, personal helicopter, rotors, transportation, ultralight, weight shift. 8 Comments.