The Florida based company International Maritime Flight Dynamics developed a new prototype ship named SeaPhantom. This unique looking vessel is based on NASA’s Lifting-Body Airfoil design and using a special hydrodynamic lifting surfaces provide the controller with smooth sailing in ...
CarterCopter – Plane-Chopper Hybrid
Is it a plane? Is it a rotorcraft? No! It’s the CarterCopter. This unique craft is a hybrid between an airplane and a rotorcraft which uses its main upper rotor for take offs, landings, lows speed flying and hovering and ...
Robotic Personal Transportation System
We all know about mass transit systems like buses and trains but how about a personal transit system which can drive several passengers over a relatively short distance quickly and at a high frequency. The British company ATS (Advanced Transport ...
The Floating City
The idea of a floating city with capable of carrying over 100,000 people including a working commercial airport and even a train might seem ludicrous but this is exactly what engineer and Freedom Ship International company founder, Norman Nixon, had ...
Proteus Catamaran
The Proteus is a new type of craft based on what is known as “Wave Adaptive Modular Vassal” (WAM-V) design. Unlike conventional boats, the hull of a WAM-V conforms to the surface of the water. The Marine Advanced Research Company ...
EMBRIO One Wheeler
After all sorts of three wheeled motorcycles (e.g., the T-Rex and the PIAGGIO MP3), how about a one-wheeler? The Bombardier EMBRIO is a concept one-wheeled hydrogen fuel cell-powered, gyroscopically balanced recreational and commuting vehicle for one or more passengers. The ...
PIAGGIO MP3 Three Wheeler
Another day, another revolutionary motorbike. After the folding motorbike, the innovative EV-X7 Electric Motorbike, and the luxurious two-seater T-Rex, comes this little Italian beauty by the same company that invented the original "Vespa" in 1946. The PIAGGIO MP3 has two ...
T-Rex Three Wheeler
Searching for a trend-setting alternative to a hard-to-park, gas-guzzling automobile? Look no further then the T-Rex, a side-by-side 2-seater, 3-wheeled, open-air vehicle that uses a car’s steering wheel. Hand-built by the Canadian company Campagna Corporation (aka T-Rex Vehicles, Inc.), the ...
SolarSailor Aquatanker III
The Aquatanker, by Australian company Solarsailor, is a concept “green” supertanker designed to transport large volumes of potable (i.e., drinkable) water. The 400 m by 31 m vessel will sail at 15 knots (about 28 km/h) using a solar wing ...
EV-X7 Electric Motorbike
The Japanese company Axle Corporation have created a new model of an electric powered motorbike named EV-X7. The electric motorbike weighs 200 kg (441 lbs.) and can reach speeds of up to 150 kph (90+ mph) using its new “Sumo” ...