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Sunday, June 26, 2011

The Future Is Here: Man Invents Hoverbike

Reported by: Joel Noe
Source: Environmental News Network
First Reported by: Karina GrudnikovInhabitat
Images: Inhabitat/Chris Malloy
 
 
If you ever want to check out some amazing, mind-boggling, earth-friendly inventions, Inhabitat is the site to go to. Each visit to the website leaves me more and more in awe of the genius brains behind the newest, eco-friendly creations.

To get my point, look at the image below:
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  That Star Wars-esque machine is a hoverbike, invented by Australian Chris Malloy. According to Inhabitat, the bike may be able to fly up to 10,000 ft. and reach a speed of 173 mph. (As it is still being tested, the bike has yet to actually be allowed off the ground!) Using regular unleaded fuel, you can expect to fly about 92 miles on a full tank.

According to Malloy’s website, he is working on the bike and funding its creation/testing almost entirely by himself (although there are volunteers that are helping him.) As it hasn’t even gone through testing untethered yet, Malloy isn’t selling any completed hoverbikes; however, it is possible to purchase a working prototype for around $40,000. Good luck trying to fly this around your backyard!
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As Tafline Laylin of Inhabitat writes, “In an urban context, the hoverbike would be an absolute nightmare.” But for other things - such as search and rescue missions - this could become the transportation of the near future.

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