Ford C-Max Energi Part 5

Clearly the electric powered functionality of this car is a most appealing gizmo factor for me. I like driving it in pure EV mode whenever possible. It has 3 modes, EV Now, EV-Later and Auto. We made a short drive to our regular Sunday morning breakfast stop from...

Ford C-Max Energi Part 4

First Fill Up Life Time Summary 01/07/13 On Monday January 7 of this last week, we put our first fill-up in the car. The odometer was reading 574 miles, subtract the 59 miles we started with (presumably on a full tank at the dealer) and that’s 515 miles on 12.45...
Was the Ishimasa Sky Lark EH-1 the First Electric RC Helicopter?

Was the Ishimasa Sky Lark EH-1 the First Electric RC Helicopter?

Short Answer: It Was One of the Earliest Commercial Electric RC Helicopters The most accurate short answer is that the Ishimasa Sky Lark EH-1 was one of the earliest commercially available electric RC helicopters, and possibly the first in the specific non-tethered...

Newly Discovered Wright Film

Yes, Yes, I have seen one of our Wright Sticks on two different occasions being flown on electric ducted fans. We see out intrepid modeler tying the past to the future each year at the NEAT...

Hello Radical RC, Have been perusing your web…

Hello Radical RC, Have been perusing your web site. Whatta great place! I find the site to be well laid out, very thorough and informative. I’m a geezer and been building and flying for over 60 years. Embracing most technology available from early stick and...

Biden: Obama Might Use Executive Order to Deal With Guns

Listed on Drudge, an article from The Weekly Standard reports: “Vice President Joe Biden revealed that President Barack Obama might use an executive order to deal with guns. “The president is going to act,” said Biden, giving some comments to the...

Introducing George Will

Video streaming by Ustream What an amazing and entertaining speech delivery by George will at the 2010 CPAC conference. The ideal of liberty offends many and most do not understand the term at all. A very funny speech for which you’ll laugh and realize all at...

Capitolist Buys a Plug In Hybrid? Ford C-Max Energi Part 3

You might wonder why a couple of proud capitalists would purchase a plug in hybrid car? The vast majority of media outlets never pass a chance to describe lovers of liberty and free markets as people who want dirty air and water. We reject their racist analysis....

The Naked Scientists

This is one of my favorite podcasts. If you visit the site, you’ll find a whole range of differents casts and RSS feeds for various science and engineering disaplines. These podcasts are actually live radio shows played on BBC Radio. They seem to be posted as...