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That Time When the US Air Force Ejected Yogi the Bear at Supersonic SpeedThe poor bear!In order to test the escape capsule of a military aircraft, Yogi, a two-year-old black bear was ejected from a US Air Force B-58. Yogi was alive when they used him as a test subject. He was ejected at 35,000 feet from the bomber plane, which was flying at supersonic speed (870 mph). Thankfully, the bear survived the test and landed unharmed. Unfortunately, Yogi was later euthanized so his internal organs could be examined for signs of damage. The bear’s participation in the test in 1962 is celebrated as the first ejection of a living creature from a supersonic aircraft. Image credit: U.S. Air Force#test #supersonicspeed #aircraft #USAF #bear #ejectionseat

Jetson One: a Personal Electric Multicopter that You can Build from a Kit at HomeSweden's Jetson One is finally here, and it looks like a fun new toy to play with.Equipped with motors on its front and back, the Jetson Oneis an electric helicopter VTOL (vertical take off and landing craft) that can whiz through the air at a speed of 63 mph (102 km/h). Best of all, you won't need a pilot's license to fly it. If you have doubts about Jetson One's safety, the flight computers equipped in the vehicle have you covered. For example, if you let go of the sticks, the aircraft will immediately perform an emergency landing.What's more, the Jetson One can stabilize itself even when one of the motors stops running. And, when worse comes to worst, the multicopter has a rapidly deployable ballistic parachute (but don't wish for that experience, please!)It's expensive, however, with a price of $92,000. Not to mention that it can only run for about 15 minutes. So is it worth it?(All Images: Jetson Aero)#eVTOL #Multicopter #Aircraft #Jetson

Time-Lapse of NASA's X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Aircraft Being ConstructedWatch the X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology or QueSST being built in this amazing time-lapse that NASA has just shared.Under construction at Lockheed Martin Skunk Works in Palmdale, California, NASA's new supersonic aircraft is designed to fly at the supersonic speed of 660 mph (1,062 kph) at sea level without producing the loud sonic boom that people on the ground would hear.The 58-second clip of the construction time-lapse showed how the aircraft's wing, tail assembly and fuselage or forward sections are merged. "The extensive use of features and pre-drilled, full-size fastener holes has significantly reduced the time it takes to locate and fit parts, especially mating large assemblies like this,” said David Richardson, Lockheed Martin program director in NASA's website. “It is sort of like how Legos go together. We used the laser tracker to make sure it is all aligned per the engineering specs before we permanently bolted it all together.”While the X-59 will surely turn out to be a "cool" plane, it also has an interesting purpose. NASA will fly the aircraft over several communities around the United States to gauge people's reaction to the aircraft's sonic "thump", if at all (as opposed to the loud sonic boom associated with supersonic flight). They hope to be able to reverse the ban on supersonic flight over land and thus cut future air travel time in half.#NASA #LockheedMartin #aircraft #airplane #supersonic #X59 #sonicboom #timelapseWatch the full clip below:

Flying Car AirCar ProtoType Completes Its First Inter-City FlightIt's 2021, where's my flying car?Well, it's almost here, thanks to Slovakian company Klein Vision who has just completed the inaugural inter-city flight of its new AirCar. The 35-minute flight on June 28, 2021 between the Nitra and Bratislava airports fulfilled a key test for the two-seater vehicle.The AirCar Prototype 1 is equipped with a 160 HP BMW engine with fixed propeller and a ballistic parachute. After its test flight landing, its inventor Professor Stefan Klein clicked a button to tuck the wings and transform the aircraft into a sports car in under three minutes."This flight starts a new era of dual transportation vehicles. It opens a new category of transportation and returns the freedom originally attributed to cars back to the individual," said Professor Klein after exiting the AirCar cockpit in Bratislava in a press release, "AirCar is no longer just a proof of concept; flying at 8,200ft at a speed of 100kt, it has turned science fiction into a reality." Added Anton Zajac, the co-founder of Klein Vision.#FlyingCar #car #aircraft #KleinDesign #AirCar

Drone Pilot Discovered Russian Boneyards Filled with Soviet Union AircraftRussian journalist and drone pilot @_klary found various aircraft boneyards in the former USSR. His aerial/drone photography showed that the boneyard was filled with Soviet Union-era fighter jets in various states of decay parked haphazardly.#boneyard #fighterjet #USSR #aircraft #dronephotography #aerialphotography #KlaryVia DMARGE