Monday, April 19, 2010

2 battles & a love-affair

The last week saw the Tharoor-Modi tiff as well as the Sania-Shoaib wedding hijack the public space, even while PM Manmohan Singh returned after participating in the Nuclear Secuirty, India-Brazil-South Africa (IBSA) and Brazil-Russia-India-China (BRIC) Summits in the US and Brazil. Here's a lot at these events and the others that made headlines 


Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Forget Tata's small car -NANO. Start saving to buy this little flying wonder by the year 2015 ! Truly Flying Drive


Forget Tata's small car -NANO. Start saving to buy this little flying wonder by the year 2015 ! Truly Flying Drive

Terrafugia has completed flight testing of the Transition POC (Proof of Concept). Introducing the Transition®. Simply land at the airport, fold your wings up and drive home.
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Fly a distance of 725 kilometers at speeds of 115 km/hour;
requires a special license to drive and fly.


The time required for the transition from plane to car takes less than 30 seconds.
Vehicle speed 185 km/hour, range is 724 km on highways
Vehicle is fueled with gasoline, and the price of the car is expected to be around $200,000.
The first shipment will be in 2011 


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