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Those who got themselves a netbook for better commuting already know that more storage space, higher resolution displays, faster processors, increased battery life or a better keyboard for your bulky fingers are things that make them worthy. Well, it looks like Shenzen-based Kivu Technlogies think that the design of a …

Those of you who are familiar with our other site, EP, will doubtless question quite why the work of Giancarlo De Astis is posted here and not there (it fits there better, certainly) but, being that we’ve featured a fair few items of recycled aviation themed furnishings here on TFTS …

Following on from the previously featured Picoo Z Micro RC Helicopter and the recently featured Top Gun F-22 Raptor MicroFighter, both of which, in our own little way, we got fairly excited about we now have a micro RC aircraft that undoubtedly wins outright in terms of sheer controllability and …

Whilst we are great fans of the Picco Z micro RC helicopter we cannot help but think that this Top Gun RC MicroFighter, which is also constructed from PSP foam ensuring that, just like the Picco Z, it can take more than its fair share of unintentional impacts, looks like …

You either love plane travel or you hate it but, what cannot be denied is that there’s nothing worse than sitting next to another passenger who spends the entire flight coughing and spluttering germs into the air resulting in you suffering the inevitable streaming cold a couple of days into …

The idea of using steam powered catapults to propel aircraft from the decks of ships was first devised by Commander Colin Mitchell of the Royal Navel Volunteer Reserve and was first trailed in 1950 – whereas this electronic paper plane launcher made by Willow Tree Toys, wasn’t.

Apparently inspired by the artificial horizon indicator instrument common to all aircraft, the Equilibrium wrist watch, according to the product site, offers a ‘sense of perspective to an ever-shifting horizon’ and is an ideal analogue watch for those looking for something a little different that’s not predominantly LED based.

We’ve all seen those fans that use pulsing LEDs to show a message that appears to hover in space and this cute (not a word we use often) Aircraft Alarm Clock with messaging LED propeller works very much along the same lines.

The iPod seems to get just about everywhere and soon, thanks to the US aviation company LoPresti SpeedMerchants it could soon be hooked up to a range of light aircraft to serve as a mini blackbox flight data recorder capable of recording over 500 hours of flight time.
The extent to …

I stumbled across this video by mere chance and I felt compelled to post it as the skill shown by the operator truly belies belief. As if flying a remote controlled aircraft with any degree of panache is not hard enough, to conduct stunts such as these in what appears …

The company responsible for some of aviations most secretive aircraft such as the SR71 Blackbird and the U2 Spy Plane, Lockheed Martin – specifically its Skunk Works division – is developing a new breed of pilotless strike aircraft that is as happy in the water as it is in the …