&autoStart The image associated with this post is best viewed using a browser. The FanWing has to be weirdest aircraft ever devised: it doesn’t use rotors or jets for propulsion, but a patented “distributed-propulsion vortex-lift” technology which is similar to the blade cylinders used in harvesting machines. In fact, that’s exactly how it looks, a flying harvester. This prototype was presented at the recent Farnborough International Air Show, and seeing it flying in the video is weird, to say the least.
Despite the weirdness, it works. Not only that: this design allows for very steady flights and attack angles which are not possible in other aircraft without losing stability. The fan lets the aircraft to almost float in the air, with the capability of moving very slowly, resisting turbulence and winds with ease. The company claims that it also has a very low carbon footprint for “projected manned applications.” As the gallery shows, they are no...
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GeForce 177.40 beta drivers ready for downloadFrom: feeds.feedburner.com
Post Date: 2008-06-25 16:10:47
This week kicked off quite nicely with the release of the WHQL-ed GeForce 175.19s and now it continues with the online invasion of the GeForce 177.40 beta drivers. Sourced by the guys @ XFastest , the GeForce 177.40s are dated June 16 and come with support for the GeForce 6, 7, 8 and 9 series cards, the recently-introduced GeForce GTX 280 and 260s and a few more, yet unreleased, 9 generation and GT200-powered cards.
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Post Date: 2008-06-25 14:53:52
This week kicked off quite nicely with the release of the WHQL-ed GeForce 175.19s and now it continues with the online invasion of the GeForce 177.40 beta drivers. Sourced by the guys @ XFastest , the GeForce 177.40s are dated June 16 and come with support for the GeForce 6, 7, 8 and 9 series cards, the recently-introduced GeForce GTX 280 and 260s and a few more, yet unreleased, 9 generation and GT200-powered cards.
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