Sci-Tech: The Aero-X personal land speeder

I’ve posted a couple of times (see here and here) about Aerofex  and their Aero-X  dual-ducted fan personal transport. They now say they will begin selling the vehicle to the public in 2017  for around $85,000.

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[…] the Aero-X, a vehicle that makes low-altitude flight realistic and affordable. Flying up to 10 feet off the ground at 45 miles per hour, the Aero-X is unlike any vehicle you’ve seen. It’s a hovercraft that rides like a motorcycle – an off road vehicle that gets you off the ground.

The Aero-X can be adapted for unlimited outdoor uses: surveying, search and rescue, border patrol, disaster relief, aerial agricultural, ranching, and much more.

Or maybe you just want go out to the desert and fly.

Because the Aero-X is intuitive to fly, you can learn to operate it safely in just a weekend of training. It responds to your movements just as a motorcycle would. And it costs a fraction of even the most basic airplane or helicopter.   Maintenance is simple and inexpensive, as the Aero-X is built with very few moving parts and is powered by a reliable rotary engine.

Flight . . . easy, affordable, safe

Why will you fly? Reserve your Aero-X now.

Copenhagen Suborbitals: HEAT2X test and other news

Copenhagen Suborbitals has released a new newsletter: May 25th we test the biggest amateur rocket ever built!

The first item describes an upcoming test:

May 25th we test the biggest amateur rocket ever built!

We are still GO for static testing of the HEAT2X rocket on Sunday 25th 14:00 CEST. The purpose of the test is to verify the performance of the improved TM65LE engine and to calibrate the active guidance system. We will as always broadcast the entire test LIVE on Youtube and Livestream.com. 

This year the event will be commented by science journalist Jan Haugaard and PhD Jonas Bjarnø from DTU Space. If you live close to Copenhagen you can watch the test live.Tickets are available here. As always active supporters of Copenhagen Suborbitals have free access to the event.  

The first attempt to raise the rocket into place didn’t go so well: HEAT-2X almost on the test stand… | Copenhagen Suborbitals

But now it is vertical: HEAT2X – Stacking completed – Copenhagen Suborbitals –

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Update: The test has been postponed a few days: HEAT2X static test postponed to May 31st – Copenhagen Suborbitals

Space policy roundup – May.20.14 [Update]

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