Monday, November 11, 2013

Lady Gaga's flying dress is ready for take off


Lady Gaga concerts usually involve a heavy amount of flamboyance and theatrics, and the singer’s most recent show is no exception. In scenes reminiscent of Michael Jackson's jetpack, Gaga took to the stage in New York last night to unveil a "flying dress." Dubbed the Volantis transport prototype, Lady Gaga appeared at her Artpop album release event to demonstrate the battery-powered dress. The dress has six booms arranged in a hex formation with two electric motors at the end of each boom that provide power to custom carbon fiber propeller blades. The performer doesn’t control the dress herself, instead a separate technician controls the unit via radio signals to make it lift nearly 70 inches above the stage.


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