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ICON A5 Interior @ Launch Party LA '08

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 01:08:49 PDT

The ICON Aricraft is a consumer sport plane manufacturer founded by Kirk Hawkins, an engineer and former US Air Force F-16 fighter pilot. Hawkins conceived the company during Stanford University Business School in 2005 after learning of the Federal Administration (FAA) major regulatory changes that created the light sport aircraft market in 2004. A venture-backed, early stage company out of Silicon Valley, ICON Aircraft is now based in Southern California, which is a hotbed for aerospace engineering, automotive design, and powersport activities.

- The two-seat sport plane features an amphibious design with retractable landing gear for flying off both land and water, plus several patent-pending technologies highlighted by folding wings that allow the plane to be easily stored and towed on the road with a trailer.

- The ICON A5 features a high-strength, lightweight carbon fiber airframe and is powered by a reliable, 100-hp Rotax 912 ULS engine that runs on both auto and aviation gasoline at an estimated top speed of 120 mph.

- Besides folding wings, unique features specific to the ICON A5 include an intuitive, sports car-like cockpit with MP3 port and patent-pending Seawing platform for easy access and docking on water.

- A full-scale prototype is scheduled to begin flight tests this summer under the guidance of ICON's engineering team, which is comprised of former top engineers at Scaled Composites, a leading producer of specialty aircraft like the Voyager, GlobalFlyer, and X PRISE-winning SpaceShipOne.

- The ICON A5 standard model estimated price is $139,000 and orders are now being accepted at www.iconaircraft.com. Deliveries are scheduled to begin in late 2010.

ICON A5: Flying Made Fun & Easy

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 22:24:03 PDT

The ICON Aricraft is a consumer sport plane manufacturer founded by Kirk Hawkins, an engineer and former US Air Force F-16 fighter pilot. Hawkins conceived the company during Stanford University Business School in 2005 after learning of the Federal Administration (FAA) major regulatory changes that created the light sport aircraft market in 2004. A venture-backed, early stage company out of Silicon Valley, ICON Aircraft is now based in Southern California, which is a hotbed for aerospace engineering, automotive design, and powersport activities.

- The two-seat sport plane features an amphibious design with retractable landing gear for flying off both land and water, plus several patent-pending technologies highlighted by folding wings that allow the plane to be easily stored and towed on the road with a trailer.

- The ICON A5 features a high-strenght, lightweight carbon fiber airframe and is powered by a reliable, 100-hp Rotax 912 ULS engine that runs on both auto and aviation gasoline at an estimated top speed of 120 mph.

- Besides folding wings, unique features spcific to the ICON A5 include an intuitive, sports car-like cockpit with MP3 port and patent-pending Seawing platform for easy access and docking on water.

- A full-scale protype is scheduled to begin flight tests this summer under the guidance of ICON's engineering team, which is comprised of former top engineers at Scaled Composites, a leading producer of specialty aircraft like the Voyager, GlobalFlyer, and X PRISE-winning SpaceShipOne.

- The ICON A5 standard model estimated price is $139,000 and orders are now being accepted at www.iconaircraft.com. Deliverys are scheduled to begin in late 2010.

ICON A5: Flying Made Fun & Easy

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 22:24:03 PDT

The ICON Aricraft is a consumer sport plane manufacturer founded by Kirk Hawkins, an engineer and former US Air Force F-16 fighter pilot. Hawkins conceived the company during Stanford University Business School in 2005 after learning of the Federal Administration (FAA) major regulatory changes that created the light sport aircraft market in 2004. A venture-backed, early stage company out of Silicon Valley, ICON Aircraft is now based in Southern California, which is a hotbed for aerospace engineering, automotive design, and powersport activities.

- The two-seat sport plane features an amphibious design with retractable landing gear for flying off both land and water, plus several patent-pending technologies highlighted by folding wings that allow the plane to be easily stored and towed on the road with a trailer.

- The ICON A5 features a high-strenght, lightweight carbon fiber airframe and is powered by a reliable, 100-hp Rotax 912 ULS engine that runs on both auto and aviation gasoline at an estimated top speed of 120 mph.

- Besides folding wings, unique features spcific to the ICON A5 include an intuitive, sports car-like cockpit with MP3 port and patent-pending Seawing platform for easy access and docking on water.

- A full-scale protype is scheduled to begin flight tests this summer under the guidance of ICON's engineering team, which is comprised of former top engineers at Scaled Composites, a leading producer of specialty aircraft like the Voyager, GlobalFlyer, and X PRISE-winning SpaceShipOne.

- The ICON A5 standard model estimated price is $139,000 and orders are now being accepted at www.iconaircraft.com. Deliverys are scheduled to begin in late 2010.

ICON A5 Amphibious Sport Plane Launch LA

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 22:02:03 PDT

The ICON Aricraft is a consumer sport plane manufacturer founded by Kirk Hawkins, an engineer and former US Air Force F-16 fighter pilot. Hawkins conceived the company during Stanford University Business School in 2005 after learning of the Federal Administration (FAA) major regulatory changes that created the light sport aircraft market in 2004. A venture-backed, early stage company out of Silicon Valley, ICON Aircraft is now based in Southern California, which is a hotbed for aerospace engineering, automotive design, and powersport activities.

- The two-seat sport plane features an amphibious design with retractable landing gear for flying off both land and water, plus several patent-pending technologies highlighted by folding wings that allow the plane to be easily stored and towed on the road with a trailer.

- The ICON A5 features a high-strenght, lightweight carbon fiber airframe and is powered by a reliable, 100-hp Rotax 912 ULS engine that runs on both auto and aviation gasoline at an estimated top speed of 120 mph.

- Besides folding wings, unique features spcific to the ICON A5 include an intuitive, sports car-like cockpit with MP3 port and patent-pending Seawing platform for easy access and docking on water.

- A full-scale protype is scheduled to begin flight tests this summer under the guidance of ICON's engineering team, which is comprised of former top engineers at Scaled Composites, a leading producer of specialty aircraft like the Voyager, GlobalFlyer, and X PRISE-winning SpaceShipOne.

- The ICON A5 standard model estimated price is $139,000 and orders are now being accepted at www.iconaircraft.com. Deliverys are scheduled to begin in late 2010.

Tornado Flattens House

Tue, 03 Jun 2008 16:55:05 PDT

A security camera from the Iowa State Bank & Trust caught this tornado flattening a house in Parkersburg, Iowa.

iPowerJacket Charging iPhone

Sat, 31 May 2008 10:15:19 PDT

A unique accessory that promises to offer both protection as well as some extra power for your iPhone. The iPowerJacket, which is currently selling on Amazon for $79.95 will offer you up to 8 additional talk time hours, 6 additional Internet hours, 7 additional video hours, 24 additional audio hours with up to 250 additional hours on standby. Which all things considered should equal out to some good new for those frequent travelers who are not fond of always trying to sit, or better yet fight for an empty power outlet in the airport.

The case itself is made out of genuine leather and aside from the battery portion, looks similar to a standard flip style cover which still allows access to all the needed exterior controls such as the volume, headphone jack, microphone, speaker and even the camera lens on the back.

Critical Mass in Seattle

Fri, 30 May 2008 18:36:30 PDT

Beijing 2008

Fri, 30 May 2008 16:33:59 PDT

National Stadium, or Bird's Nest

Olympics 2008

Fri, 30 May 2008 16:33:43 PDT

National Stadium, or Bird's Nest

NYC Crane Collapse

Fri, 30 May 2008 08:37:36 PDT

Got this from a friend who was in the area--pretty compelling.

Crane Collapse in Manhattan, NYC

Fri, 30 May 2008 06:22:40 PDT

A crane collapsed at 91st St and 1st Ave on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. 2 fatalities have been reported at this time.

MANHATTAN SKYWRITING MYSTERY

Sun, 25 May 2008 08:10:11 PDT

WHAT DOES IT SAY? WHAT DOES IT MEAN? WHO WROTE IT?

Myanmar Tropical Cyclone Nargis

Thu, 22 May 2008 15:59:23 PDT

Yangon, Friday May 2nd, 2008 - The winds and rain began their brutal assault around midnight...by early morning, the water was leaking through all three floors of our guesthouse and flooding the downstairs rooms. We scooped water out through the front door all morning and by midday, Nargis had passed leaving Yangon and the Irrawady delta in ruins.

It wasn't until 2 days later that we were able to cross the river to Dalah, a very poor community opposite the Irrawady river from Yangon. The dock on the other side was destroyed, residents of Dalah that rode out the cyclone in Yangon were not able to reach their families and homes until 2 days later....we jumped from the ferry into mud knee deep.....Dalah was devasted....people were drinking dirty water from the polluted lake in the middle of town and patching together thier roofs with the soggy scraps Nargis had left behind.....

Because the military gave strict orders to keep foreigners away from the devastation in the delta, and because gas prices had jumped to over $12 a gallon after the disaster, persuading someone to take us to the delta was difficult and expensive.....but eventally possible after about an hour of negotiations...and bribes to the security guards at the various checkpoints....

Throughout the delta, destruction was acute....whole villages and towns were wiped out. Hundreds of people gathered into small monasteries and concrete schools.....whatever was left standing. They would soon be pushed out of these safehouses by government forces into flimsy camps where they are now subjected to the inimical elements of the monsoon season. We were able to take some fresh water down but it was nothing in the face of what was needed.

In a subsequent attempt to the delta, we brought a truck full of rice and vegetables, but were denied access because we are white....we had to eventually give the donations to a local NGO, but had to offer it under a fake Burmese name in order for them to accept it because the government issued warnings to whoever was being helped by foreigners....

As the days went on, ability to get down to document the suffering of the people got harder and harder until it was almost impossible. All we can do now is help whoever we have access to. The young woman who runs the guesthouse we usually stay in lost everything...her home and all her belongings....her family and her now sleep cramped in a neighbor's house with over 20 people.....
Let us not forget that the people of the Irrawady Delta are still suffering...this disaster has not ended...instead it grows more dire by the day. Though many of us cannot personally lend a hand, let us not do them injustice by forgetting them.

Tornado Damage in Greely, CO

Thu, 22 May 2008 15:03:40 PDT

The tornado completely ripped the window out!

China earthquake mourning

Tue, 20 May 2008 01:43:21 PDT