Here you can see one of the tests, where the payload is guiding its descent using a parafoil. Directional control is possible with a parafoil simply by shifting weight between the two supporting ...

It’s a parafoil with auto-pilot! Power harvesting is a fascinating and tricky game. To help ease the transition away from batteries, [Jasper Sikken] developed a solar harvesting module that ...

While the headline new feature is the addition of paid story content, existing MK1 users will also benefit from a selection of free content. In addition to balance changes, stability improvements ...

Parafoil-type canopies develop both lift and drag by using ram-air pressure to inflate a fabric-composed, cellular-structured, low-aspect-ratio wing; these varieties are capable of significant ...

A 255bhp 2-litre Zetec is more engine than a Mk1 Cortina needs: the smallest of throttle openings at low revs sparks rampant acceleration. But, crucially, it isn’t more engine than the car can ...

Not everyone needs a large SUV, not everyone wants a powerful sports car and not everyone covers vast motorway miles; if that sounds like you, the Mk1 Hyundai i10 should be on your shopping list.

The Range Rover is a British motoring icon that’s famed across the world for its combination of space, luxury and off-road ability. And more than 40 years after it arrived, it’s still the ...

Mzansi has a love affair with cars that transcends all cultures. There surely aren’t many nations in the world whose citizens have the ability to take relatively simple cars and turn them into ...

When it was in production the Mk1 XF racked up one award after another. It was our 2008 Car of the Year and was voted by you as the Car of the Decade in 2011. Having scooped first place in our ...

And the best part is that you can now buy a very healthy, rust-free mk1 MX-5 for around £1500 and drive straight off into the sunset, top down of course, without a worry in the world. Bargains ...

The Mokka and its ilk are much in demand as they’re compact, tough-looking cars with the appeal of an SUV but much lower running costs. A few years after launch, they’re now beginning to look ...

This first part tonight will continue to see strong winds, before easing later on. It will be largely dry and clear with just a few areas of cloud. Clouding over towards dawn. Monday Tomorrow ...