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Cynthetiq

06-15-2011 07:46 AM

Die Smiling on This Hoverbike

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Die Smiling on This Hoverbike

http://www.wired.com/images_blogs/au...verbike-01.jpg
By Duncan Geere, Wired UK
An Australian chap named Chris Malloy has built a hoverbike from motorbike parts, and he claims it can fly at 173 mph at an altitude of 10,000 feet.

oh man... it just looks cool sitting there hovering.

Craven Morehead

06-15-2011 01:55 PM

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he claims it can fly at 173 mph at an altitude of 10,000 feet

I'll bet it never gets close to either. I wouldn't trust the aerodynamics of this over 40 mph. It would only be by luck if it is stable.

But yeah, it looks damned cool.

MADIHAGHAFOOR

06-15-2011 02:23 PM

hoverbike

The right hand of the pilot controls the thrust of the rotors, while the left sets the angle of the blades control the release of the nose up or down to move forward or backward. Turning the handle rotates the machine.

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