Is this the Helicopter of the Future?

Is this the helicopter of the future?
by Meera Dolasia
on 11/12/2011
http://www.dogonews.com/2011/11/12/is-this-the-helicopter-of-the-future

Scientists always event neat, fun and cool stuff and some of them will help us at the future. Different kinds of cars and airplanes were invented for our future transportation but have you ever heard of that? A helicopter that you actually sit on it! Isn't that amazing?  But how it will help? The answer is easy. For not to waste money and it is beneficial to the environment. The first advantage is that you land softly because of the yoga ball on the bottom of the helicopter. Also it can lift a lot of weight because it has sixteen propellers but it doesn't have all the machines that a normal helicopter has. According to the article the e-volo has battery power and can be controlled just like a video game. With joystick. Other advantages of the e-volo is that it is safer than normal helicopters, it has a safety parachute  and it is ultra light. The only disadvantage that it has is that it can't be used more than half an hour.  For each 'ride' it costs you only 16 dollars so when they finish building it you should give it a try. 

I chose this article because in now days economy in a lot of countries isn't going well and that might be a solution for the future transportation. Also the photo looked really interesting and the way they built it looks kind of funny. I believe it is real because they have photos and a video so it is a proof. It was really interesting reading this article and learning how many neat stuff are invented today and most of them from simple people. The e-volo is really smart and you can save a lot of money for transportation (like gas that cars use) but the disadvantage is that it can't be used for long and lengthy distances. 

Dolasia, Meera. "Is this the helicopter of the future?" Dogo news. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Nov. 201