General Discussion
Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWould you ride a hoverbike if you could? Some Aussie made a working prototype.
http://www.dudeiwantthat.com/autos/exotic/hoverbike.aspThat looks like crazy fun
Confusious
(8,317 posts)I could use one. If I had 50 grand lying around.
madokie
(51,076 posts)whichever the case may be. It looks to me like it would be a blast to ride.
RebelOne
(30,947 posts)I could buy a single-engine plane for a lot less.
Politicalboi
(15,189 posts)The Flintstone Flyer. My favorite cartoon as a kid.
PoliticAverse
(26,366 posts)Electric Monk
(13,869 posts)If anyone can find video of it running and not tethered, please share
jp11
(2,104 posts)I don't see why if someone would put that much effort/time/money into something they wouldn't have multiple videos of it in action tethered or not.
Zanzoobar
(894 posts)But none exceeding ground effect. It has a long way to go.
XemaSab
(60,212 posts)I'm of the mind that there must be something wrong with it for there not to be video.
Zanzoobar
(894 posts)It only has two-dimensional control. It needs three-dimentional control to be useful. Unless the machine has ducted fans or some other way to control the rotation, it's a toy. Worthless.
The vids I saw are those in this thread. I didn't see them until after I posted.
Poll_Blind
(23,864 posts)PB
coalition_unwilling
(14,180 posts)Fumesucker
(45,851 posts)Zalatix
(8,994 posts)Egalitarian Thug
(12,448 posts)Chipper Chat
(9,687 posts)to the tune of "Mr. Sandman" by the Ames Brothers.
Skittles
(153,193 posts)TlalocW
(15,391 posts)Of hauling and taking pictures of something in different locales in Australia.
TlalocW
TahitiNut
(71,611 posts)... garden gnome.
Blue Owl
(50,494 posts)n/t