Puffin: the one-person electric aircraft (w/ Video)
Friday, January 22, 2010 - 07:14
in Physics & Chemistry
(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA engineers have designed an extremely quiet one-person electrically powered aircraft that can hover like a helicopter and fly like a plane. The `Puffin` launches from an upright position with the tail split into four legs that serve as stable landing/take-off gear.