Videos and Photos  
 

Video footage and photographs can be found on the following pages.

>> Baja Skimmer video

 

>> OVIWUN video

 

>> Springtail video

 

>> photographs

 
 

Trek Aerospace in the News

Overview

Events, news mentions, TV shows, and releases are posted here.

Current Events  

Surf and Turf Sports, Boats, and RV Show

Trek Aerospace, Inc. is proud to unveil a new genus of watercraft. “Baja” will be getting its first public appearance at Cal Expo from February 15th through the 18th, at Sacramento’s Surf & Turf Sports, Boat, & RV Show. We will be offering a limited quantity of pre-production prototypes, stop by the booth to see this amazing watercraft.

>> Link to the show
   
Prior Press  

How Stuff Works - Personal Air Vehicles

In June, 2005, the How Stuff Works web site featured an article on the technology behind a current PAV, our Springtail Exoskeleton Flying Vehicle (EFV-4B).  It also discusses some of the interior systems and how a rotary engine works.  The link to their "How Personal Air Vehicles Work" article is below.  

>> PAV article
   

National News Footage

Mike Goldfein and camera person Janne came out to film us at our Lodi hanger.  Their news story aired nationwide via Belo Interactive, and can be seen in the following footage.

>> news footage

   

Myth Busters

We met with Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman of MythBusters to "Entertain our Brain" and discuss their attempt to build a Jet Pack from a kit.  Adam did a great job making ducts from scratch, but the end result was that building a VTOL vehicle should be left to the professionals.

>> MythBusters

   

Discovery Channel

Trek Aerospace was featured on the Discovery Channel's airing of the "Science of Star War--Space Cowboys" Episode, on May 17th, 22nd, and May 23rd. Where they posed the question "What will it be like to drive a hover craft to work?" The episode showed some of the hot rods of the future, which included our Springtail and Dragonfly vehicles.

>> discovery channel

   

60-Minutes

On April 17, the Trek Aerospace team was featured in "The Highway in the Sky" a 60-Minutes special on VTOL aircraft with correspondent Bob Simon.  Which included in depth detail about the Highway in the Sky program or Small Aircraft Transportation System (SATS), and how it can be used for personal air vehicles.

>> about the show

>> highway in the sky (SATS)

   

Press Releases, Magazines, and Print

>>  Trek Aerospace Announces OVIWUN, December 2005

>>  Crossbow Technology Powers Two Revolutionary One-Man Aircraft, April 2005

>>  Stuff Magazine, Jan 2005, Tara Reed Edition (issue request form)

>>   Armada International, "No Strings Attached", April/May 2004

 

 
 
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