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OK, forget about cars, buses, trains, planes etc. ...

  • 16-06-2011 5:47pm
    #1
    CIE
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,463 ✭✭✭


    ...and get a hoverbike. ;)

    Interesting design, with the two ducted rotors. Only 9 feet in length too. Supposed to be able to climb to 10,000 feet (higher if you bring oxygen) and have a top speed of 150 knots. What's interesting is that even with a production run of 100 per year, the unit price is projected to be only €28,000; if he can get up to 1,000 per year, it'll drop even lower. You can even buy one off his web site (at your own risk of course).
    hoverbike-3.jpg
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KuGCnn67G58


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  • #2
    foggy_lad
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,373 ✭✭✭✭foggy_lad


    CIE wrote: »
    ...and get a hoverbike. ;)

    Interesting design, with the two ducted rotors. Only 9 feet in length too. Supposed to be able to climb to 10,000 feet (higher if you bring oxygen) and have a top speed of 150 knots. What's interesting is that even with a production run of 100 per year, the unit price is projected to be only €28,000; if he can get up to 1,000 per year, it'll drop even lower. You can even buy one off his web site (at your own risk of course).
    hoverbike-3.jpg
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KuGCnn67G58
    What's the bird-strike rare like? And the miles per gallon?


  • #3
    Cookie_Monster
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,537 ✭✭✭✭Cookie_Monster


    and the pilots licence you'll need


  • #4
    -Chris-
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,035 ✭✭✭✭-Chris-


    That's deadly, I've always wanted to have my own gyrocopter, this is probably close enough tbh.

    :D


  • #5
    Rawr
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,266 ✭✭✭Rawr


    Hoverbike? Bah!

    It's 2011 already. Where's my flying Delorean?!

    dmc11.JPG
    Movie promises were broken!


  • #6
    CIE
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,463 ✭✭✭CIE


    Cookie_Monster wrote: »
    and the pilots licence you'll need
    Yes, that's one disadvantage. Over in the USA, no pilots' licence necessary for "ultralight" aircraft (which this would fall under); I think that's where this fellow's trying to target.

    Looks to me like fuel economy's down at 14 mpg, which I figured out from dividing his stated range by fuel capacity; some would argue the "straight-line factor" and turn that estimate to about 21 mpg. That's better than much larger helicopters (most are about half that, many are lower due to having gas turbine engines); the motor's driving two rotors at rather high speeds after all.


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  • #7
    Buffman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,875 ✭✭✭Buffman


    Nice bit of kit. They must have got the idea from the Osprey.

    220px-VMM-162_Osprey_on_the_tarmac_in_Iraq_on_April_1-2008.JPG

    FYI, if you move to a 'smart' meter electricity plan, you CAN'T move back to a non-smart plan.

    You don't have to take a 'smart' meter if you don't want one, opt-out is available.

    Buy drinks in 3L or bigger plastic bottles or glass bottles or cartons to avoid the DRS fee.



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