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Evolution Pod Travels Through Land, Water and Air [Airplanes]
via Gizmodo by Jesus Diaz on February 12, 2008
Alexander Begak is a test pilot and the chief designer of Evolution, a flying pod that can travel on land, slide through water and snow, and fly thanks to a gliding parachute that acts as a soft, highly portable wing. The one or two-seater vehicle made of Kevlar and titanium was presented at the crazy 2007 Moscow Air Show, but it's now available starting at $7,200. While the Evolution looks nice, their most amazing personal planes are yet to come: the Sirius and Iris, after the jump.
We don't know if these will really fly or not once they pass the experimental phase, but the company, SCARAB Aviation Lab, says they work with the Federal Space Agency, the Moscow Aviation Institute and Sukhoi, one of the most respected aircraft companies in the world, that makes the mighty SU-3X series. Hopefully, that will mean that they will be able to make them a commercial reality and not some dream designs out of a Star Wars movie. [Scarab via Sense4Fun]
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