ICON 100 A5

ICON 100 A5 | Light Sport Aircraft

So what do you do when you:

  1. Have extra cash laying around
  2. Are infatuated with motor sports, and
  3. Love to fly?

You invest in an ICON A5 ‘light sport aircraft’, of course.

Conceived, designed, and developed by some of the world’s top talent in aerospace, design, and engineering—and founded by Stanford Business School’s Kirk Hawkins, who is also a former F-16 pilot, an engineer, and motorsport authority (your de facto overachiever, basically)—-the ICON A5 and other sport aircraft in ICON’s fleet set the benchmark for performance, aesthetics, and the ever-so important FUN-factor.

The company’s only requirements? Basically: Be free, have fun, and explore. What other ‘requirements’ could you ever yearn for?!

FlyNano

FlyNano

Look at the pilot’s face above; notice the immense excitement and bliss that’s seemingly radiating  from it—almost as if it’s exclaiming “FREE as a bird at last!”

The single-occupant FlyNano, officially known as Aero Friedrichshafen FlyNano, is a super lightweight aircraft that’s designed by Finnish engineer and visionary Aki Suokas. Available with either a gas (25 or 35 horsepower) or electric (20kW) engine, the petrol Aero FlyNano can deliver up to 140 kilometers (approximately 43 miles) of nonstop fun: the battery-powered version going up to 40 kilometers, or 25 miles. Oh, and the occupant can be a very husky 440 lbs.

What makes the human-sized FlyNano (at a mere 70kg/154 lbs) so airworthy is the body, made up of nearly 100% composite carbon fiber. The wingspan measures a scant 5 meters and from nose-to-tail it’s barely 3.8m. How high can this baby go? Almost two (2) miles (3km/1.8 miles)! For those counting, that’s 10, 560 feet.

What may come as the biggest shocker is the price: $39,000 USD  or 27,000 Euros—making the Aero FlyNano accessible to even non-millionaires.

Avro Business Jet Explorer

Avro Business Jet Explorer

Did the government give you a fat bailout recently and you’re looking for some way to spend it all on something luxurious? Take a look at Design Q’s Avro Business Jet Explorer and see if it meets your needs. Featuring a slide-out deck, patio furniture, leather seats and entertainment system, the Avro Business Jet Explorer would be the perfect getaway vehicle to the Cayman Islands…if they actually put it into production.

Eurocopter Mercedes Benz EC145 Helicopter

Eurocopter Mercedes-Benz EC145 Helicopter

Private jets are so passé – private helicopters are where it’s at now. The eight-seat, twin-turbine Eurocopter Mercedes-Benz EC145 Helicopter is nothing short of heavenly with it’s many assorted accoutrements, including:

  • Hardwood floors and ceilings
  • DVD player with 15-inch monitor
  • Reconfigurable seating to accommodate any number of combinations of people and/or luggage
  • Three multi-function boxes offering tables, a cool box and cup holder
  • A windowed partition between the cabin and passenger area
  • Ambient lighting

Soar the city skies in style with Eurocopter Mercedes-Benz EC145 Helicopter and leave the jet at home.

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