helicopters
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The DJI Mavic 3 Drone Goes Pro With the Addition of a Third Camera
Originally debuting back in late 2021, the DJI Mavic 3 got a new lease on life a year later with the cheaper Mavic 3 Classic, though it sacrificed one of its dual cameras for the price cut. With the new Mavic 3 Pro, DJI is going the other way by upgrading the Mavic 3 drone…
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Historic Launch Pad That Sent First U.S. Astronaut to Orbit Is Back in Action
In 1962, John Glenn became the first U.S. citizen to orbit the Earth, riding into space on board the Friendship 7 capsule, which took off from Cape Canaveral’s Launch Complex 14. More than 60 years later, that same old launchpad will be put to new use after being assigned to a private space venture to…
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DJI’s Mavic 3 Classic is a Cheaper Option That Loses the Telephoto Lens
The DJI Mavic 3 arrived a year ago, with an impressive 46 minutes of flight time and a telephoto lens camera capable of capturing close-up footage from afar. It also came with an expensive price tag: a downside that DJI is trying to address with a new addition to the Mavic 3 lineup called the…
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Winnebago Once Tried to Sell a Flying RV Based on a Sikorsky Helicopter
As a kid growing up in the ‘80s and ‘90s in the Pacific Northwest, I have a ton of memories of climbing into my grandparents’ Winnebago and setting off for some anonymous moss-covered, mosquito-filled hellscape nearly every weekend during the summer. As a result, I have mixed feelings about RVs, but I think if my…