"Jet ski for the skies"

Aug. 12, 2009
Check out the nifty "Jet ski for the skies," design posted on Core77's site. The site says the design came from a collaboration among IDEO, Art Center, Nissan Design America, Troy Lee Designs, Scaled Composites, and Icon Aircraft. The 22-ft-long Icon A5 ...

Check out the nifty "Jet ski for the skies," design posted on Core77's site. The site says the design came from a collaboration among IDEO, Art Center, Nissan Design America, Troy Lee Designs, Scaled Composites, and Icon Aircraft. The 22-ft-long Icon A5 amphibious sport plane's wings fold inwards so the vehicle can fit on the back of a trailer a car can pull. According to the site, the A5 recently won an IDEA award and will sell next year for $139,000.

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