DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF by Maryanne Kane, Journalist
DAILY INNOVATION BRIEF
By Journalists Edward Kane & Maryanne Kane
ASTON MARTIN-ROLLS ROYCE FLYING CAR
Source: Aston Martin
- This new flying car concept blends the sports car expertise of Aston Martin with the jet engine expertise of Rolls Royce. The new Aston Martin flying car is nothing short of revolutionary and futuristic. Here are some key facts:
- Called Volante Vision
- Nicknamed The Sports Car of the Skies
- Concept car that combines the looks of a fighter jet with a F1 race car
- VTOL - vertical takeoff and landing like a helicopter
- Hybrid electric power
- Capable of autonomous flying
- Carries 3 passengers
- Contains cutting edge technology including the latest in aerospace electric propulsion and autonomous flight
- The flying car has been under development for more than 5 years and is now nearing fruition
- This aviation innovation results from a partnership among Aston Martin, Rolls Royce, UK's Cranfield University and Cranfield Aerospace Solutions.
INNOVATIVE FUNDRAISING: WINE ON THE RUN
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- Wine connoisseur and marathoner Tom Gilbey ran the prestigious London Marathon sipping a different glass of wine at every mile. Here's what we know:
- It was all done for charity - Hospice care
- The challenge for Gilbey was to blind taste a different wine at every mile and name the wine, vintage, grape and producer
- He identified 21 wines - an outstanding score out of the 25 he tasted and tested along the route
- He raised nearly $18,000. for hospice
- He avoided becoming too tipsy by taking small sips
- Elite marathon runners do not recommend hydrating with wine during marathon runs
- Joggers like me can't fathom how he did this but greatly respect how he found an innovative way to raise money for hospice care
- As for our Hospice Hero...he has not only benefitted humanity but also showed us another benefit of wine.
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