Aviation accident: Exin An-26B SP-FDO, Tallinn, 18 March 2010

Today, aviation accidents are quite rare, especially in small countries like Estonia with our relatively low volume of air traffic. Nevertheless, one event resurfaced in my memory a few days ago. What made it interesting for an average person like me was the fact that the involved aircraft landed on the then frozen Ülemiste järv, which isn't only a lake next to the Tallinn Airport but also the main source of water for the city.

The accident plane in the Ulemiste lake

Read more...

Citicar: Small electric car from 1970s

Not so long ago, electric vehicles were considered gimmick. For people like myself with no special interest in them, it all began with the likes of Nissan Leaf and Mitsubishi i-MieV, with Tesla joining the party a few years later. I'd never actually thought who their ancestors could be until I stumbled upon this Mastodon post about an adorable little car called the Citicar or Comuta-Car.

Late 6HP CitiCar electric car at the America on Wheels Auto Museum

Read more...