{"id":236,"date":"2011-02-18T12:09:43","date_gmt":"2011-02-18T20:09:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.futuretechnology500.com\/?p=236"},"modified":"2012-07-27T12:45:12","modified_gmt":"2012-07-27T19:45:12","slug":"nasa-puffin-personal-aircraft-probes-the-sky","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.futuretechnology500.com\/index.php\/future-airplanes\/nasa-puffin-personal-aircraft-probes-the-sky\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA Puffin Personal Aircraft Probes the Sky"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Now this is not H.R. Pufnstuf but rather the NASA Puffin that is a futuristic personal one-man aircraft that is \u201ctoo school for cool.\u201d Actually it is pretty cool and has nothing to do with Pink.<\/p>\n<p>This one person aircraft is pretty green as it is all electric and has much farther range (about 50 miles) than a jetpack powered by hydrogen peroxide which may get you a mile if you\u2019re lucky. No, the NASA Puffin (presumably named after the cool weather bird that flies fairly low above the sea) has two propellers, and takes off and lands with four stabilizers.<\/p>\n<p>The NASA Puffin has a top speed of around 290 mph and a cruising speed of about half that much. It\u2019s made of carbon fiber so it comes in at a svelte 190 kg including the rechargeable lithium phosphate batteries.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"640\" height=\"390\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rhpPhvWvLgk\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> The NASA Puffin is not restricted by the amount of oxygen at altitude since it is all electric. The downside like most electric vehicles is its range. I hydrogen fuel cell would do wonders for alleviating this dilemma.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019ve ever dreamed about flying above congested freeways or jammed streets in town, then the NASA Puffin gives a glimpse of what the future of personal airplanes will be like. This leading edge aircraft may actually be too cool for school.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"NASA Puffin\" src=\"http:\/\/www.futuretechnology500.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/nasa-puffin.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"187\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">NASA Puffin<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Now this is not H.R. Pufnstuf but rather the NASA Puffin that is a futuristic personal one-man aircraft that is \u201ctoo school for cool.\u201d Actually it is pretty cool and has nothing to do with Pink. This one person aircraft is pretty green as it is all electric and has much farther range (about 50 <a href='https:\/\/www.futuretechnology500.com\/index.php\/future-airplanes\/nasa-puffin-personal-aircraft-probes-the-sky\/' class='excerpt-more'>[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-236","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-future-airplanes","category-25-id","post-seq-1","post-parity-odd","meta-position-corners","fix"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 5.0.4 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The NASA Puffin personal airplane shows what the future of small aircraft soaring over traffic will be like.\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"max-image-preview:large\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"author\" 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