FLY, NOT DRIVE, TO BE GREENER
Meet Synergy aircraft. Its creator John McGinnis contends that flying will soon be cheaper and greener than driving. He claims new technology allows him and his team to produce planes that offer: Way more room. A quiet, smooth ride… with a view! Far greater economy, using better fuels. Easier operation. Greatly reduced travel time. True passenger safety. Far lower price. Quiet, friendly, neighborhood manners. Adaptability to hybrid, electric, and advanced engine technologies. Others have also been working to show this isn’t just a pipedream with the Yuneec electric sport airplane prototype ($89,000) and the highly fuel-efficient Pipistrel’s Panthera four-seater airplane. However Synergy promises the small passenger airplane “with a mesmeric […]
IT’S A SMALL WORLD…AFTER ALL
Disneyland proves “it’s a small world” is more than a song especially if you want to gain access to their elite, secret club, Club 33. According to the LA Times, Club 33 has a waiting list in excess of 800 names and no one has been admitted for the past ten years. On May 4, the exclusive club frequented by Presidents began accepting new members in honor of its 45th anniversary. It is reported that only 100 will be allowed in to join the current 500 members, but according to Club 33’s “information” site just because you are on a waiting list doesn’t mean you are next in line. See […]