Caught in traffic snarl? Now you can fly by Hoverbike
ONCE, the idea of a personal transportation device that was part magic carpet, part motorcycle and part helicopter was the stuff of science fiction. Not anymore. After all, why drive when you can fly on a Hoverbike?
The Hoverbike has been unveiled by Hoversurf, a Russian company. Entrepreneurs have tried this technology before with limited success. The first step to a viable vehicle was to design one that did not seem to try to kill you. Chris Malloy, an Australian inventor, has a version that could potentially fly at 3000 metres at 173 miles per hour — if anyone dare fly it.
Although it is early in the process but already a daring pilot has taken to the air. Hoversurf has demonstrated a unique electricpowered vehicle that combines a motorcycle seat with quad-copter drone technology offering speed, agility and stability of flight under controlled conditions.
This particular Hoverbike is based upon the Scorpion 3 platform. This drone platform, also developed by Hoversurf, can be used as the basis of a number of different applications including heavy lifting. It could also in the future form the basis of a flying car!
The Scorpion 3 is being used by a Chinese drone company, E-Hang which is the firm working on the much-awaited flying taxis of Dubai. It is expected that flights of up to 23 minutes could start from as early as this July, carrying one passenger and a bag.
Right now the flying bike is envisioned to be suitable for extreme sports enthusiasts but who knows what the future may bring? There are many potential applications from public transport to transporting water or supplies in emergency circumstances.